Seeking help with the calculation of heat exchange area
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Based on the table, given the temperatures, pressures, and flow rates in the tube side and shell side, how is the heat exchange area calculated? It’s mainly the calculation process that’s important; thank you.
This post was last edited by wiseboy on 2017-12-16 19:43. It takes a total of 10 minutes to design these two heat exchangers: https://bbs.hcbbs.com/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=1881911
I’ve downloaded the course materials for learning, but I don’t have the software; what I mainly want to know is how the calculations are done and what formulas are used.
If you need theoretical results, then you’d better take a look at Principles of Chemical Engineering; it’s just those few formulas, and it’s not complicated. The heat load is calculated based on the change in heat, and the heat exchange area is determined using the heat transfer coefficient and temperature difference. I remember the difficult part was probably the phase transition aspect, which I never managed to understand.