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Solution 12

This document discusses heat transfer calculations to design a heat exchanger. It involves calculating the heat transfer coefficient, overall heat transfer coefficient, heat exchanger surface area and number of tube lengths needed. The key details are: - Cooling water will flow through the tubes and caustic solution through the annular jacket. - The overall heat transfer coefficient is calculated to be 1627 Wm-2°C-1. - The required heat exchanger surface area is calculated to be 4.5 m2. - The number of tube lengths needed is estimated to be 8, to allow for potential fouling.

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Solution 12

This document discusses heat transfer calculations to design a heat exchanger. It involves calculating the heat transfer coefficient, overall heat transfer coefficient, heat exchanger surface area and number of tube lengths needed. The key details are: - Cooling water will flow through the tubes and caustic solution through the annular jacket. - The overall heat transfer coefficient is calculated to be 1627 Wm-2°C-1. - The required heat exchanger surface area is calculated to be 4.5 m2. - The number of tube lengths needed is estimated to be 8, to allow for potential fouling.

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Solution 12.

1 The procedure will follow that used in the solution to problem

12.2. As the cooling water flow-rate will be around half that of the caustic

solution, it will be best to put the cooling water through the tubes and the

solution through the annular jacket. The jacket heat transfer coefficient can be

estimated by using the hydraulic mean diameter in equation 12.11. Solution

12.2 Heat balance Q + m Cp (Tout - Tin) Q = (6000/3600) x 4.93 x (65 – 15) =

411 kW Cross-section of pipe = ( Π/4)(50 x 10-3) 2 = 1.963 x 10-3 m Fluid

velocity, u = 6000 x 1 x 1 = 0.98 m/s 3600 866 1.963 x 10-3 Re = 866 x 0.98 x

(50x10-3) = 96,441 0.44 x 10-3 Pr = 4.3 x 10-3 x 0.44x10-3 = 4.86 0.3895 Liquid

is not viscous and flow is turbulent, so use eqn 12.11, with C = 0.023 and

neglect the viscosity correction factor. Nu = 0.023(96441)0.8 (4.86)0.33 = 376 h

= (0.385/50x10-3)x 376 = 2895 Wm-2 °C-1 Take the steam coefficient as 8000

Wm-2 °C-1 1/Uo = _1 + 60x10-3(60/50) + 60 x 1_ (12.2) 8000 2 x 480 50 2895

Uo = 1627 Wm-2 °C-1 ∆Tlm = (85 – 35)/Ln (85/35) = 56.4 °C (12.14) Ao = (411 x

103 )/(1627 x 56.4) = 4.5 m2 (12.1) 1 Ao = Π x do x L, L = 4.5 /(Π x 60 x10-3 ) =

23.87 m Number of lengths = 23.87/ 3 = 8 (rounded up) Check on viscosity


correction Heat flux, q = 411/4.5 = 91.3 kW/m2 ∆T across boundary layer = q/h

= 91,300/2895 = 32 °C Mean wall temperature = (15 + 65)/2 + 32 = 72 °C From

table, µw ≅ 300 mN m-2 s µ/µw = (0.44/0.3)0.14 = 1.055, so correction would

increase the coefficient and reduce the area required. Leave estimate at 8

lengths to allow for fouling.

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