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Condenser Design

This document summarizes the design of a shell and tube heat exchanger with ethanol flowing through the shell side and water through the tubes. It provides key parameters of the design including the materials, dimensions, temperatures, heat loads, and calculated heat transfer properties. The design has 12.35% excess area which falls within the recommended range of 10-20% excess area, indicating a safe and effective design.

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Condenser Design

This document summarizes the design of a shell and tube heat exchanger with ethanol flowing through the shell side and water through the tubes. It provides key parameters of the design including the materials, dimensions, temperatures, heat loads, and calculated heat transfer properties. The design has 12.35% excess area which falls within the recommended range of 10-20% excess area, indicating a safe and effective design.

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Shell and Tube heat exchanger design

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Data Shell Tube
Fluid Circulation Unit Ethanol Water Tube OD
Density of the shell side fluid, ℓ kg/m3 789 995 Tube ID
Inlet temperature Deg C 80 30 Tube thickness, t
Outlet temperature Deg C 45 38 Tube sheet thickness, ts
Viscosity of the fluid, µ N/m2. s 0.00038 0.00078 Tube length. L
Specific heat capacity, Cp KJ/kg C 2.8 4.187 Tube length. Le
Thermal conductivity of the fluid, K W/m. C 0.155 0.62 Tube surface area, As
Fouling resistance m2/W. C 0.0002 0.000176 Tube cross sectional area
Latent heat of vapourization of ethanol Kj/Kg 841 Assume heat transfer co
LMTD Correction factor 0.85 Tube side pass
Rdio m2/W. C 0.00020 Thermal conductivity of S
Rw m2/W. C 0.00011

1 Total condensation Kw 368.6


2 Heat load Kw 368.6 42.95667
3 Water flow rate Kg/Hr 39620 11.01
4 LMTD C 26.2
5 Tm C 22.3
6 Ao m2 25.4
7 Number of tubes, Nt Nos 117
8 Number of tubes Per pass, Nt 58
9 Bundle diameter, Db mm 411.3
10 Tube Pitch, Pt m 0.032
11 Number of tubes in centre row, Nr Nos 9
12 Th 0.0051
13 Nr^(-1/6) 0.71
14 Film transfer co efficient, hc W/m2 C 1851.1
15 Tube velocity, Ut m/s 0.49 0.569
16 Tube velocity, Ut C 62.50
17 Tube side heat transfer, hi W/m2 C 3345.8
18 hio W/m2 C 2909.8
19 Calculated, 1/Uo W/m2 C 0.0013693
20 Uo W/m2 C 730.28
21 Ar m2 22.65
22 Aa m2 25.44
23 % Excess area % 12.35 % Excess area should 10-
Tube OD m 0.0254
Tube ID m 0.0221 1.86
Tube thickness, t m 0.00125
Tube sheet thickness, ts m 0.035
Tube length. L m 2.8
Tube length. Le m 2.73
Tube surface area, As m2 0.218
Tube cross sectional area m2 0.0004
Assume heat transfer co efficienW/m2 C 6000
Tube side pass No 2
Thermal conductivity of SS316 W/m. C 16.2

hc= 0.95*KL*((ℓL(ℓL-ℓg)g)/uL*Th)^0.34*Nr^-0.16

% Excess area should 10-20%, So the design is safe

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