Overall heat transfer coefficient for shell and tube heat exchanger

Asked by admin @ 22/11/2021 in Engineering viewed by 367 People

A test is conducted to determine the overall heat transfer coefficient in a shell-and-tube oil-to-water heat exchanger that has 24 tubes of internal diameter 1.2 cm and length 3 m in a single shell. Cold water (cp = 4180 J/kgÂ·K) enters the tubes at 20Â°C at a rate of 3 kg/s and leaves at 55Â°C. Oil (cp = 2150 J/kgÂ·K) flows through the shell and is cooled from 120Â°C to 45Â°C. Determine the overall heat transfer coefficient Ui of this heat exchanger based on the inner surface area of the tubes.

Answered by admin @ 22/11/2021

Answer:

U = 5.53 kW/m² °C

Explanation:

Given:

N = 24

L = 3m

Di = 1.2 cm = 0.012m

For water:

m = 3 kg/s; Twin = 20°C; Twout= 55°C

Cp = 4180 J/kg·K

For oil:

To_in= 120°C; To_out = 45°C;

For change in temperature

ΔT1 = To_in - Twout

120° - 55° = 65°C

ΔT2 = To_out - Twin

= 45 - 20 = 25°C

For the rate of heat transfer from water to oil:

Q = m*Cp(Twout - Twin)

Q = (3kg/s)*(4180J/kg.k)(55°C -20°C)

Q = 439800 ≈ 439.8 KW

The total surface area, A, of the tube =

A = N*pi*Di*L

A = 24*3.142*0.012*3

A = 2.714m²

Let's find the overall transfer coefficient, U, using the formula :

Q = U * A * F * ΔTlm

Where F= correction factor.

ΔTlm = logarithmic mean temperature

Average temperature difference =

$\delta T_lm = \frac{\delta T_1 - \delta T_2}{ln [\frac{\delta T_1}{\delta T_2}]}$

$\delta T_lm = \frac{65 - 25}{ln [\frac{65}{25}]} = 41.862$

$P = \frac{Tw_out - Tw_in}{To_in - Tw_in}$

$P = \frac{55 - 20}{120 - 20} = 0.35$

$R = \frac{To_in - To_out}{Tw_out - Tw_in}$

$P = \frac{120 - 45}{55 - 20} = 2.15$

Using the correction factor chart, at P and R = 0.35 and 2.15 respectively, F = 0.7

From the equation, let's make U the subject,

$U = \frac{Q}{A*F* \delta T_lm}$

$U = \frac{439.8}{2.714*0.7* 41.862}$

U = 5.53 kW/m² °C

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