Heat exchange area of tube condenser
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Recently, I was working on a reaction that requires methanol as a solvent, with a reflux temperature of 70–75°C. What is the required heat exchange area for a shell-and-tube condenser to achieve water condensation at 7°C? Is there anyone experienced who can give some advice?
As a supplementary note, it is a 3000L reactor
It seems not clear: does one need to cool the methanol?
Yes, condense the methanol and then return it to the reaction vessel
There’s no methanol flow rate, so it’s impossible to calculate!
I really have no idea how the figure of 25 square meters for the 3rd floor was determined~~~ There’s no information regarding flow rate, operational pressure, or the material of the heat exchanger; it’s also unclear whether there are any temperature restrictions on the refrigerant~~~ Hehe~~
Estimately, it’s between 15 and 20 square meters! ,