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Double Pipe Heat Exchanger

Double Pipe Heat Exchanger


Material of Construction Carbon Steel
Tube Length 54 m
Outside Pipe Diameter 273.1 mm
Inside Pipe Diameter 114.3 mm
Area 3672 m2
Length of Hairpin 5m
Efficiency 74%
Actual heat transfer coefficient 1.30x10^(-3) kW/(m^2-K)
Pressure drop Inner Diameter 2.97 Pa
Pressure drop Annulus 942.05 Pa
Design Pressure 111,457.00 Pa

Water R-134a
Temp in, C 28.8 10
Temp out, C 15 20
Mass flow rate, kg/h 2,099.85 9,070
Density, kg/m3 995.05 4.443
Thermal conductivity, kW/m-C 6.79x10^-4 1.251x10^-5
Specific heat, kJ/kg-C 4.21 0.829
Viscosity, Pa-s 2.83x10^-4 9.76x10^-6

From Energy Balance, Q=31.77 KW


1 2
=

ln(1 )
2

(28.8 25) (15 10)


=
28.8 25
ln( )
15 10
= 6.72
Mass of Refrigerant (R-134a):
31.77
= 3600
(. 8406)(298.15 283.15)

= ,

Using Table 11-16 Double Pipe Hairpin Section Data
Using Shell OD = 273.1 mm and ID = 114.3 mm and placing water in the inner pipe and the water in the
annulus.

Inner Pipe
Flow Area

= ()2 = (114.3/1000)2
4 4
= . ^
Mass Velocity:
56.82

= = 3600
10.26103

= .

Reynolds No.
Di Gi (0.1143)(56.82)
Re = =
R 9.76x106
= . ^
Using Fig 12.30 Coulson and Richardsons Chemical Engineering Design Vol.6, 4th Ed

At 25% Baffle cuts, jh = 500


1
2 0.14
= ( ) ( ) ( )

1
6.79104 0.8292.83104 2
= ( )( ) (500)
0.1143 6.79104

= .

0.1143
= ( ) = 1.75 ( )
0.2731

= .

Annulus
Flow area
2
= ( 2 ) = (0.27312 0.11432 )
4 4
0 = .
Equivalent Diameter
2 2 0.27312 0.11432
= =
0.1143
= .
Mass Velocity
9,070
= =
(3600)(0.05)

= .

Reynolds No.
De Go (0.46)(50.39)
Re = =
liquid 9.76x104

Re = , .

Using Fig 12.30 Coulson and Richardsons Chemical Engineering Design Vol.6, 4th Ed
jh=60
1
2 0.14
= ( )( ) ( )

1
1.251x105 0.829x9.76x106 2
ho = ( )( ) (60)
0.46 1.251x105

= .

Overall heat transfer coefficient
(1.31103 )(0.73)
= =
+ 1.31103 + 0.73

= .

1 1 1
= + + = + 0.0002
1.19103

= .

=
31.77
= =
(1.30103 )(6.72)

= .
Using Table 11-16 at Perrys Chemical Engineers Handbook


3636.682
=
2
68

= . =
2
= 5468

=
Actual Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
31.77
= =
(3672)(6.72)

= .

Over design and over surface

% = 100%

1.30103 1.28103
% = 100%
1.30103
% = . %

% = 100%

3672 3636.68
% = 100%
3636.68
%oversurface = . %

Pressure drop (Inner Pipe)


4 2
=
22
For Re = 6.65x10^3; f = 0.0095 from FIG. 6-9 of Perrys Chemical Engineering Handbook
4(0.0095)(56.82)2 (54)
=
2(9.81)(995.05)2 (0.1143)
= .
= = (2.98103 )(995.05)
= .

Source: FIG. 6-9 Fanning Friction Factors of Perrys Chemical Engineering Handbook

Pressure drop (Annulus)


Obtaining the Da
OD = 273.1 mm and ID = 114.3 mm
Da = (Do Di ) = 0.2731 0.1143
Da = .
Da Ga (0.1558)(50.39)
Rea = =
9.76106
Rea = , .
For Re =804,381.35; f = 0.0095 from FIG. 6-9 of Perrys Chemical Engineering Handbook
4 2 4(0.0095)(56.820)2 (54)
= =
22 2(9.81)(4.443)2 (0.1558)
= .

2 (9070)/3600 2
() ( )
(4.443)(0.052 )
= =
2 2(1)
= 64.31
= ( + ) = (147.71 + 64.31)(4.443)
= .
Pressure Drop due to Direction Changes (Inner Pipe)
For Turbulent FloW
1.6 1013 (2 1) 2
=


=
2

= 5
54
=
25
= 5.4

1.6 1013 (2(6) 1)(56.82)2


=
995.05
1000
= .

Pressure Drop due to Direction Changes (Annulus)


1.6 1013 (2 1) 2
=

1.6 1013 (2(6) 1)(50.29)2
=
4.443
1000
= .
Total Pressure Drop (Inner Pipe)
= +
PT = 2.97 + 5.71x109
= .
Total Pressure Drop (Annulus)
PT = P + PR
PT = 942.05 + 1.01x10^ 6
= .
Efficiency: (Using NTU method)
f(NTU, c)

=


=


(2099.85 ) (4.21 )

= =

(9070 ) (0.829 )

= .
(1.28x103 )x(3672)
NTU = = .
(1.18)
Using effectiveness relation,
1 exp^[NTU(1 c)]
=
1 c exp^[NTU(1 c)]
1 exp ^[(3.98)(1 1.18)]
=
1 (1.18) exp ^[(3.98)(1 1.18)]
= .74 = 75%

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