Heat Exchange Design and Optimization Project Presented: May 6 th, 2010 Professor: Mr. Toksoy Group Members: Nathan Dart Andrew Kinney Paul Thompson Joe Sullivan Christian Watness
Problem Statement: Design Criteria/Assumptions: Mass flow rate = 220,000 kg/hr Material properties of this chemical product can be approximated as water Cooling of the chemical product will be achieved by using treated city water City water is available at 20 ⁰ C Exit temperature of city water from the heat exchanger is a function of the selected mass flow rate Using a heat exchange reduce a liquid chemical by 20 ⁰ C via city water.
Design Optimization Goals: Chemical must be cooled from 45 ⁰C to 25 ⁰C. Length of heat exchanger must not exceed 7 meters. Diameter of shell must not exceed 2 meters. Minimize heat exchanger weight. Minimize heat exchanger pressure drop.
Initial Parameters: Funnel Effect Tube OD City Water Flow Tube Length Tube Thickness Tube Layout & Angle Tube Material Tube Pitch Shell Mass Flow Rate Shell Material Shell Thickness City Water Flow Rate Counter or Parallel Flow Shell ID Baffles – Yes or No Baffle Spacing
Main Effects Plot: Weight
Main Effects Plot: Δ P Shell
Main Effects Plot: Δ P Tube
Main Effects Plot: Q Calculated
Pareto Chart: Weight
Standardized Effects: Weight
Pareto Chart: Δ P Shell
Pareto Chart: Δ P Tube
Pareto Chart: Q Calculated
Standardized Effects : Q Calculated
Optimized Results: HE Pressure Drop ====================================== Shell Side Delta-P = Pa Shell Side Delta-P = kPa Tube Side Delta-P = Pa Tube Side Delta-P = 2.41 kPa ====================================== Shell Side Pump Power = 0.31 kW Tube Side Pump Power = 0.11 kW Heat Exchanger Weight ====================================== Shell Weight = kg Tube Weight = kg Shell Fluid Weight = kg Tube Fluid Weight = kg Total HE Weight = kg Heat Exchanger Inlet & Outlet Temperatures (Celsius) ========================================== Inlet Outlet Delta Bulk Wall Tube Shell Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient ====================================== U (Tube Outside Area) = W/m2.C Heat Transfer Rate ====================================== Desired Heat Transfer Rate = W Calculated Heat Transfer Rate = W Difference = W Desired-to-Calculated Ratio = 1.00
Material Selection Reasoning: Cost of Shell (96.79 kg = lbs)… Stainless Steal 1.04/lb = $ Total Aluminum.84/lb = $ Total Cost of Tubes (N = 8,142)… Aluminum $1,117,489.50$ Stainless Steal $1,384, Therefore, Aluminum was chosen for the tube material due to its low weight. In addition, Stainless steal was chosen as the shell material to provide a longer shell life.
Referenced: Toksoy, John. ME 414 Thermal-Fluid Systems Design. Department of Mechanical Engineering, IUPUI, Indianapolis, IN, Spring OnlineMetals.com. (n.d.). Retrieved May 6, 2010, from htttp://
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