Calculate the heat exchange efficiency of a fixed-tube-sheet heat exchanger
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Urgent need; the database couldn’t be found for now. With a heat exchange area of 150 square meters, what is the typical heat exchange efficiency that can be achieved? Water flows in the tube side, while brine flows in the shell side.
This post was last edited by wiseboy on 2011-8-19 at 14:45. There is no such thing as a general standard; it depends on your flow rate, temperature, and the design of the heat exchanger. Speaking of approximate efficiency, it can be said that the maximum possible efficiency is achieved when the logarithmic mean temperature difference is around 5°C.