Design of Shell and Tube Heat

Exchanger
(Counter Flow)

Flow rate of Methanol 63000 Kg/hr Inlet Temperature of Methanol

Heat Capacity of Methanol 2.84 KJ/Kg°C Outlet Temperature of Methanol
Heat Capacity of Water 4.2 KJ/Kg°C

Flow rate of Water 35.5000 Kg/s

Corrected
ΔTLM 34.0260 LMTD 32.8487 °C
R 3

S 0.1818
Correction 0.9654
Factor (Ft)

Assuming Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient 1000 W/m2°C

Area 45.3900 m2

Area of 1 Tube 0.3035 m2 K1 0.249

Number of Tubes 149.56607 n1 2.207
Bundle Diameter (Db) 363.11099 mm

Bundle
Diameter 50 mm
Clearance
Shell Diameter (Ds) 413.11099 mm

Tube-Side Coefficient

Mean water Temperature 35 Density of water

Tube cross-sectional Area 201.06193 mm2 Viscosity of Water
Tubes per pass 74.7830 Thermal conductivity
Total Flow Area 0.015036 m2 Methanol Density
velocity (water) 2.3705 m/s Viscosity of Methanol
Reynolds Number 47385.788 thermal conductivity
Prandlt Number 5.6750
h 9296.2908 W/m2°C Baffle Cut
L/D 301.875
Jh 0.003

Overall Coefficient NP

Thermal Conductivity of Cupro-nickel alloy 50 W/m°C

Fouling Coefficients (Methanol) 5000 W/m2°C
Fouling Coefficients (Water) 4500 W/m2°C

Uo 1210.598 W/m2°C
erature of Methanol 85 °C Inlet Temperature of Water 30 °C
perature of Methanol 55 °C Outlet Temperature of Water 40 °C (Assumed)

Choosing
Outer diameter of Tube 20 mm

16 mm
Inner diameter of Tube
Tube Length 4.88 m 4.83 m (Allowing for Tube Sheet thi
Cupro-
Material Nickel

As Shell side fluid is relatively clean 1.25 Triangular Pitch

Shell Side Coefficient

Baffle Spacing 82.6222

Density of water 996 kg/m 3
Tube Pitch 25
Viscosity of Water 0.7972 mNs/m2 Area (As) 0.006826
Thermal conductivity 0.59 w/m°C Equivalent Diameter 14.201
Methanol Density 750 kg/m3 Mean Shell Side T. 70
Viscosity of Methanol 0.34 mNs/m2 Velocity 3.4181
thermal conductivity 0.19 w/m°C Reynolds Number 107074.135
Prandlt Number 5.08211
25 % (Assumed) Jh 0.0024
h 5911.2370

2 Pressure Drop (Tube side)

Jf 0.0032
ΔPt 57.2430 Kpa
 Pressure Drop (Shell Side)
Jf 0.0031
ΔPS 184.7769 Kpa
(Allowing for Tube Sheet thickness)

mm
mm
m2
mm
°C
m/s

W/m2°C