DESIGN OF SHELL AND TUBE

HEAT EXCHANGER

BY-RAHUL OMAR
0616651020
B.TECH.F(CH)
 Heat Exchanger Includes
 Shell
 Tubes
 Working fluids
 Heat Exchanger Shell
 More expensive to manufacture than
tubes
 Material
 Heat Exchanger Tubes
 Number of tubes
 Tube wall thickness
 Tube outside diameter
 Tube length
 Tube passes
 Tube material
 Tube layout
 Tube pitch
 Heat Exchanger Tubes
 Number of tubes
• Depends on flow rate & available
pressure drop
• Too many/few tubes
 Tube wall thickness

• All tubes have standards

 Tube outside diameter

• Small diameter means larger pressuredrop

 Tube length
• Typical lengths – 8, 12, 15, 20 ft.
 Tube passes

• Number of times fluid moves from

one
 side of HE to other

• The more passes the greater the

velocity
 Tube material
• Meeting requirements
• Cost
• Thermal properties
 Tube layout

• Square
 Tube pitch
 Heat Exchangers Fluids
 Viscous fluids belong on shell side
because usually improves heat
transfer rate
 Fouling and erosion exist; higher

velocity of fluid reduces build-up

 Problem Statement
4500kg/hr of ammonia vapour at 6.7 bar
pressure is to be cooled from 1200C to 400C,
using cooling water.The maximum supply
temp. of cooling water available is 30 0C &the
outlet temp. is to be restricted to 40 0C.The
pressure drop over the exchanger must not
exceed 0.5 bar for the ammonia stream & 1.5
bar for the cooling water.