Flow velocity estimation for fixed-tube-sheet heat exchangers
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For the heat exchanger designed recently, the manufacturer did not provide the temperature of the metal walls, so I need to estimate it myself. However, they did not provide the flow rates in the tube side and the shell side; how can I estimate these values? Are there any empirical values available? The fluid on the tube side is cooling water, while the fluid on the shell side is methyl isobutyl ketone.
The tube side is 1.5–2 meters long; what kind of organic vapor is used in the shell side?
One approach is to know the physical property parameters of the material, look at the formulas related to chemical engineering principles, and estimate the values on one’s own. There’s a more complicated method involving FLUENT modeling, which allows the entire fluid process to be modeled~~