Heat Exchangers The Effectiveness – NTU Metho.PPTVIP

Heat Exchangers:The Effectiveness – NTU Method Chapter 11 Sections 11.4 through 11.7 General Considerations Definitions Definitions (cont.) HX Relations HX Relations (cont.) Compact HX Problem: Twin-Tube Heat Exchanger Problem: Twin-Tube Heat Exchanger (cont.) Problem: Twin-Tube Heat Exchanger (cont.) Problem: Twin-Tube Heat Exchanger (cont.) Problem: Twin-Tube Heat Exchanger (cont.) Problem: Heat Transfer Enhancement Problem: Heat Transfer Enhancement (cont.) Problem: Heat Transfer Enhancement (cont.) * General Considerations Computational Features/Limitations of the LMTD Method: The LMTD method may be applied to design problems for which the fluid flow rates and inlet temperatures, as well as a desired outlet temperature, are prescribed. For a specified HX type, the required size (surface area), as well as the other outlet temperature, are readily determined. If the LMTD method is used in performance calculations for which both outlet temperatures must be determined from knowledge of the inlet temperatures, the solution procedure is iterative. For both design and performance calculations, the effectiveness-NTU method may be used without iteration. Definitions Heat exchanger effectiveness, : Maximum possible heat rate: Will the fluid characterized by Cmin or Cmax experience the largest possible temperature change in transit through the HX? Why is Cmin and not Cmax used in the definition of qmax? Number of Transfer Units, NTU A dimensionless parameter whose magnitude influences HX performance: Heat Exchanger Relations Performance Calculations: Cr Design Calculations: For all heat exchangers, For Cr = 0, to all HX types. Compact Heat Exchangers Analysis based on method Convection (and friction) coeffi