HEAT PUMP(UTILITY)

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS
Pressure drop vs Tube internal diameter

350

300 301 293

Pressure drop (kpa)

250

200
179
150 151
126
100

50

0
12 12.5 13 13.5 14 14.5 15

Tube Internal diameter (10^3m)

 Pressure drop vs Flow rate
500
472
450
Pressure drop(kpa)

400

350
316
300

250

200
179
150

100 96
50
27
0
0 5 10 15 20 25 30

Flow rate (^3/)

 MATERIAL & ENERGY BALANCE
Crude glycerol
Helium Flow-rate Energy used in Energy used in Heat
Production Supplied in Energy used in Energy used in
in Heat Pump evaporator Exchanger (kj/hr)
Rate Feed Stream Compressor (kJ/hr) Expander (kJ/hr)
(kg/hr) (kj/hr)
(kg/hr)

High Production 2030244 32349913

20100 10000 44514368 14223770
(100% )

Mean
1624195 25879930
Production 16080 8000 35611494 11379016
(80%)

Low Production 1218146 19409948

12060 6000 26708621 8534262
(60%)
 Equipment Control Selection
Auxiliary Equipment
Thermocouple
Transmitter
Valves
 Piping
Primary parameters that are Piping sizes
considered before making a choice
of piping size and material to be Identity of the Thickness of the
used: pipe pipe (inch)

Design pressure 0-5 0.0235

Diameter of the pipe
1 0.0177
Mechanical corrosion
Allowable stress 2 0.154
3 0.103
Feed 0.0015
Output 0.0178
Construction material for the major
parts of heat exchanger
Tube: Stainless steel (304)

Shell: Stainless steel (304)

Baffles: Stainless steel (304)

Rear header: Stainless steel (304)

 Heat exchanger design
Dimensions
Parameters Size Unit

Heat Transfer Area 108 2

Cross sectional Area of the 0.293 2

tube

Outer diameter of shell 0.960 m

Length of the head 20.7 m

Nozzle internal diameter 0.947 m

Height of the baffle 0.0757 m

Total no of tubes required for 369

heat
Cross sectional 3D drawing
Engineering Drawing