ChemCAD Heat Exchangers Group 9 Erika Gesso, Alex Hemmer, Evan Jacque, & Rachel Simoncic
Why Add a Heat Exchanger? Recover heat that may otherwise be lost Preheat earlier streams using this recycled heat Preheat stream in order to reduce overall heating time Example: preheating a stream prior to entering a reactor Allows for reaction to activate more quickly
Types of Heat Exchangers Fired Heater Multi-Stream Exchanger
2 common ways to use heat exchanger 1 Simple Heat Exchanger Two-sided Heat Exchanger
Before Alteration: Input Stream Determine input stream parameters and composition
Simple Heat Exchanger: Specifications Add pressure drop Input design parameter Calculates Utility, LMTD
Simple Heat Exchangers: Utility Rating Input service fluid T’s Can input U and A if known Shells and passes affect LMTD Heat value and holdup optional
Simple Heat Exchangers: Economics Calculated with U and A given Costing varies with models Factors defaulted if not given Some depend on area Identical for Two-sided HE
Simple Heat Exchangers Keep in mind: Outlet Temperature will not be achieved if U and A are provided
Two-sided Heat Exchangers: Specifications Can be used for 2 process streams Can be used to determine utility flow 1 spec for no utility, 2 for utility
Two-sided Heat Exchangers: Misc. Can specify configuration, zones, passes, holdup Calculated results from simulations
Fired Heat Exchanger
Fired Heater
Fired Heater Minimum : Input temperature out Common Fuel Heating Values Methane: 910 BTU/ft3 Propane: 2371 BTU/ft3
Fired Heater Cost Estimation Input Design Information Type Design Material Pressure Can calculate automatically
Multi-Stream Exchangers
Multi-Stream Exchangers: Specifications Specifying pressure drop not required Can specify: Temp. Out Vapor Frac. Out Heat Duty Delta T (in-out) Can only specify N-1 streams (i.e. for these three streams, specify two)
Generating Heat Curves
Step 1: Select UnitOp Step 2: Specify Tube-side Inlet Stream
See Flow Summaries Heat Curve Parameters Number of cutting points Countercurrent vs. Cocurrent
Additional Features: Tube & Shell Specifications Nozzle Specifications Baffle Specifications Material Specifications
Questions?
Works Cited "Fuel Gases Heating Values." Fuel Gases Heating Values. The Engineering Toolbox, Web. 01 Feb. 2017. Putman, Richard E. "The Importance of Process Heat Exchangers in Industrial Energy Systems." ASME Digital Collection. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers. Web. 31 Jan. 2017. Weise, Lisa. "Heat Exchanger Simulation." AccessScience.Chemstations. Chemstations Europe GmbH. Web. 31 Jan. 2017.