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Heat Exchanger Design

Heat Exchanger Design

Heat Exchanger Design

(OP)
Good Evening,

I am currently desiging a heat exchanger to heat Air from 10 oC to 110oC and cool flue gas from 1259.4 oC to 725 oC.

As both fluids are gases, i would like to know if it is advicable to use a shell and tube heat exchanger?

I read online that the convertional gas-to-gas heat exchanger is vertical shell and tube heat exchanger


Thank You Very Much
Kind Regards


Paul

RE: Heat Exchanger Design

djdemzy,

A shell and tube design could be used for this.  However, it really depends on the operating pressures.  If both sides are operating at essentially atmospheric pressure, then your optimal design may be more rectangular.  

Gas to air heat exchangers are generally fabricated using either tubes and tubesheets, or are plate type.  Either one may work in your case, and it could be done with a simple cross-flow exchanger since the temperatures do not cross.  However, your hot gas is VERY hot, and you will need to pay special attention to your materials of construction.  Another problem area is differential expansion and leakage.

Regards,

Speco  

RE: Heat Exchanger Design

(OP)
Thank You Very Much Speco. You have really helped.

RE: Heat Exchanger Design

djdemzy,

One thing I forgot to add.  Since both air and flue gas are poor heat transfer media, you need as much pressure drop as you can get in order to get a decent heat transfer coefficient.

Good luck!

Speco

RE: Heat Exchanger Design

speco,
If you are heating the combustion air, you'd be better off using a hot radiator (finned exchanger installed in the air duct) to heat the air. That's the cheapest way to heat air and the control is very easy. In any case, the finned heater is far better option than expensive TEMA exchangers.
Cheers,
gr2vessels

RE: Heat Exchanger Design

Too big an issue for generalizations.  It will depend on quantities (i.e. Ljungstrom might work for a "large" system but would be impractical for smaller systems), pressures and acceptable pressure losses, and other factors.  In some situations S&T, plate, and Ljungstrom exchangers might all be "the right answer".

RE: Heat Exchanger Design

And... if you can stand 8% leakage right out of the box brand new degrading to up to 25% over a period of years, go for the Ljungstrom.

Now that is a 100+ year old technology that can't seem to die.  Wow, think if Stanley Steamers had been as resiliant.

rmw

RE: Heat Exchanger Design

Hey Paul,
Tell us, do you design a power station?

RE: Heat Exchanger Design

Temperature range on the flue gas doesn't sound like any power station I ever heard of.  Same with the air side I guess.  Sounds like a lab project, maybe even homework.

rmw

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