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Overall heat transfer quick estimate

Overall heat transfer quick estimate

Overall heat transfer quick estimate

(OP)
Hi everybody,

I need to quickly estimate the geometry of a jacket for superheating anhydrous hydrogen chloride inside a pipe (assume high pressure gas).
Shell-side fluid will be hot water.

Can anyone of you suggest me an assumption for overall heat transfer coefficient U?

Thanks in advance for your cooperation!

FD

RE: Overall heat transfer quick estimate


A ballpark figure could be 0.2 kW/(m2 K).

RE: Overall heat transfer quick estimate

fd74
Some tables I have of general overall heat transfer coefficients confirm what 25326 is saying.  They state a range of 0.2-0.3kW/m2K

Goodluck
StoneCold

RE: Overall heat transfer quick estimate

(OP)
Thank you very much.

I found an additional reference stating a range of 0.2-0.4 kW/m^2*K, so I'll assume 0.2 to be conservative.
I guess this won't be far from the truth.

Appreciated your support, see you for the next one.

FD

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