1 Heat Exchangers
Introduction, Classification,
and Selection
1.1 INTRODUCTION
A heat exchanger is a heat transfer device that is used for transfer of internal thermal energy between two or more fluids available at different temperatures. In most heal exchangers, the fluids are separated by a heat transfer surface, and ideally they do not mix. Heat exchangers are used in the process, power, petroleum, transportation, air-conditioning, refrigeration, cryogenic, heat recovery, alternate fuels, and other industries. Common examples of heat exchangers familiar to us in day-to-day use are automobile radiators, condensers, evaporators, air preheaters, and oil coolers. Heat exchangers can be classified into many different ways.
1.2 CONSTRUCTION OF HEAT EXCHANGERS
A heat exchanger consists of heat-exchanging elements such as a core or matrix containing the heat transfer surface, and fluid distribution elements such as headers or tanks, inlet and outlet nozzles or pipes, etc. Usually, there are no moving parts in the heat exchanger; however, there are exceptions, such as a rotary regenerator in which the matrix is driven to rotate at some design speed and a scraped surface heat exchanger in which a rotary element with scraper blades continuously rotates inside the heat transfer tube. The heat transfer surface is in direct contact with fluids through which heat is transferred by conduction. The portion of the surface that separates the fluids is referred to as the primary or direct contact surface. To increase heat transfer area, secondary surfaces known as fins may be attached to the primary surface. Figure 1.1 shows a collection of few types of heat exchangers.
1.3 CLASSIFICATION OF HEAT EXCHANGERS
In general, industrial heat exchangers have been classified according to (1) construction, (2) transfer processes, (3) degrees of surface compactness, (4) flow arrangements, (S) pass arrangements, (6) phase of the process fluids, and (7) heat transfer mechanisms. These classifications are briefly discussed here. For more details on heat exchanger classification and construction, refer to Shah [1,2], Gupta [3], and Graham Walker [4]. For classification and systematic procedure for selection of heat exchangers, refer to Larowski et al. [5a,5b]. Table 1.1 shows some types of heat exchangers, their construction details, and performance parameters.
FIGURE 1.1 Collection of few types of heat exchangers. (Courtesy of ITT STANDARD,Cheektowaga,NY.)
1.3.1 Classification According to Construction
According to constructional details, heat exchangers are classified as [1] follows:
Tubular heat exchangers—double pipe, shell and tube, coiled tube
Plate heat exchangers (PHEs)—gasketed, brazed, welded, spiral, panel coil, lamella
Extended surface heat exchangers一tube-fin, plate-fin
Regenerators一fixed matrix, rotary matrix
1.3.1.1 Tubular Heat Exchanger
1.3.1.1.1 Double-Pipe Exchangers
A double-pipe heat exchanger has two concentric pipes, usually in the form of a U-bend design. Double-pipe heat changers with U-bend design are known as hairpin heat exchangers. The flow arrangement is pure countercurrent. A number of double-pipe heat exchangers can be connected in series or parallel as necessary. Their usual application is for small duties requiring, typically, less than 300 ft2 and they are suitable for high pressures and temperatures and thermally long duties [5]. This has the advantage of flexibility since units can be added or removed as required, and the design is easy to service and requires low inventory of spares because of its standardization. Either longitudinal fins or circumferential fins within the annulus on the inner pipe wall are required to enhance the heat transfer from the inner pipe fluid to the annulus fluid. Design pressures and temperatures are broadly similar to shell and tube heat exchangers (STHEs). The design is straightforward and is carried out using the method of Kern [6] or proprietary programs. The Koch Heat Transfer Company LP, USA, is the pioneer in the design of hairpin heat exchangers. Figures 1.2 through 1.4 show double-pipe heat exchangers.
1.3.1.1.1.1 Application When the process calls for a temperature cross (when the hot fluid outlet temperature is below the cold fluid outlet temperature), a hairpin heat exchanger is the most efficient design and will result in fewer sections and less surface area. Also, they are commonly used for high-fouling services such as slurries and for smaller heat duties. Multitube heat exchangers are used for larger heat duties. A hairpin heat exchanger should be considered when one or more of the following conditions exist:
bull; The process results in a temperature cross
bull; High pressure on tubeside application
bull; A low allowable pressure drop is required on one side
bull; When an augmentation device to enhance the heat transfer coefficient is desired
bull; When the exchanger is subject to thermal shocks
bull; When flow-induced vibration may be a problem
bull; When solid particulates or slurries are present in the process stream
TABLE 1.1
Heat Exchanger Types: Construction and Performance Features
Type of Heat Exchanger |
Constructional Features |
Performance Features |
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Double pipe(hair pin) heat exchanger |
A double pipe heat exchanger has two concentric pipes, usually in the form of a U-bend design.U-bend design is known as hairpin heat exchangers.The flow arrangement is pure countercurrent. The surface area ranges from 300 to 6000 ft2 (finned tubes). Pressur 剩余内容已隐藏,支付完成后下载完整资料
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