oil flow rate??
oil flow rate??
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We have thermic fluid heater of 1,00,000 kcal/hr capacity. Which is use for batch reactor to rise temperature.
when reaction is over at temp 230C then heated oil start flowing through HE which cool down reduce oil temp upto 70C.
from above case i have to ask " Flow rate of oil pump and flow rate of oil which coming out of reactor is same " ??
What is the oil flow rate ... ??
or how much cooling water required to achieve 70C temp??
Data-
3 H.P pump
0.75" dia of outlet pipe
15m Head
at temp 230C
when reaction is over at temp 230C then heated oil start flowing through HE which cool down reduce oil temp upto 70C.
from above case i have to ask " Flow rate of oil pump and flow rate of oil which coming out of reactor is same " ??
What is the oil flow rate ... ??
or how much cooling water required to achieve 70C temp??
Data-
3 H.P pump
0.75" dia of outlet pipe
15m Head
at temp 230C





RE: oil flow rate??
The Thermic fluid heater heats some process fluid in batches? and the vessels temperature is regulated by oil? This oil itself is cooled by water in a Heat Exchanger?
The mass flow of the oil except for leaks and transient conditions (I suspect the oil is continuously flowing) is going to be the same in and out of the fluid heater. Its flow rate is not going to be the same if it has different temperatures- your piping must allow for that. If the oil comes in at a low temperature and then out at about a max 230C (which is unlikely it going to be less) then its going be much less dense so its volumetric flow rate is going have to be greater.
Once you have the real oil outlet temperature and actual mass flow then its just a standard heat exchanger problem.
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RE: oil flow rate??
Flow rate of oil will be different in and out of the heater due to thermal expansion of oil, but not more than 10 to 15%.
Oil flow rate will be whatever it needs to be to transport the heat from the heater to your process if I've got that right.
How much cooling water depends on mass of oil in the system, it's thermal capacity, how long you want it to take to reduce temperature and inlet and outlet temps of the water. Assuming you don't want the water to boil then you will initially need much more water flow than the oil, say four times at least, but maybe much more if you have a max water discharge temperature.
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RE: oil flow rate??
I have very simple problem of Heat exchange but due to insufficient info at my work place i wouldn't find result.
I know the formulas etc but dint know the flow rate etc(for oil circulation we use 3 HP pump , 0.75" dia pipe, 10m Head).
Problem: 1) Basically we have to cool down BATCH process.
2) I have to cool down my oil temp from 230C to 70C,
so which type of HE and how much water( cooling tower inlet temp 27C) flow required for that??
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As i said to stop it boiling you probably need between 5 and 10 times as much water as the oil flow rate into a shell and tube heat exchanger, but I'm not a detail HE person.
There's still not enough info here to give you anything much better than that.
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Is that 100,000 or 1,000,000 kcal/hr? I'd guess 100,000.
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When both valves are closed oil is use for heating( upto 230C) purpose and when valves are open oil is used for cooling( upto 80C) purpose.
Problem is, we have to reduce temp 230C to 80C of reactor in cooling operation but it took 5hrs to drop down that much temp.
do u have any suggestion so we can reduce time by 2hrs??
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If you want actual numbers, then give us all the details such as,
Mass of oil, heat capacity of oil, heat capacity of your reactor, cooling water flow rate, HX size, type and efficiency.
Otherwise you need to either double the size of your HX or probably triple the cooling water flow through it.
Before you start the reaction, how long does it take your reactor to heat up? That will give you some idea of the heat flux in the reactor which needs to be chilled down.
Can the reactor cope with a faster cool down?
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In our plant designed not by engineer so it's very difficult to know all parameters.
That's why i lagging to calculate Heat capacity and all balances.
I m providing here all details.
Batch Reactor( Jacket Type) capacity 2 tons : product- Glycerine monostearate (GMS)
Raw products: Stearic acid + glycerin
Reaction started at 60C and over at 240C
Thermic Fluid Heater capacity: 100,000 kcal/hr, mounted with 3 HP pump for oil circulation( pipe dia 0.75' to 1").
Heat Exchanger( for cooling down product temp from 240C to 80C), took 5-6 hrs for cooling.
FRP Cooling Tower: Out temp 26C and In temp 31C( not sure but considering diff of 5C)
Centrifuge pump of 2" to 2.5" suction and about 10M head for water cirulation.
Give me suggetion which ll help me to reduce the cool down product temp as early as we can.
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metals and plastics.
Which type of pump is suitable for it ?? Teflon is workable ??
We transport it by vacuum, is any other way to discharge it??
RE: oil flow rate??
For cooling you probably need to increase the diam of the oil pipe outside the reactor and double or triple the oil flow rate.
What is the typical temp difference of the oil in and out of the HX?
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Heat exchanger oil in at 220C and out at 205C tentative.
but when temp goes down this temp difference become smaller and at 120C ( HX in temp) the output temp is 108 or 107C.
RE: oil flow rate??
Your HX is simply too small - how big is it / what type ?
Add another similar sized / identical one in series with the oil flow and you will cool down a lot faster ( not twice as fast, but close to it).
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Describe the hot oil heater. Inlet/outlet nozzle size?
What size nozzles on oil pump inlet and outlet? Is the oil pump a centrifugal?
Describe your RX agitator. Type, RPM, impeller type, number of impellers, diameter, motor power. In-process viscosity of the reactor mix at various stages/temperatures?
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Also watch out for tube or sheet failures in the heat exchanger! If you increase your oil flowrate through the HX without increasing the water flow rate, localized boiling can easily occur, leading to oil in your cooling tower (or water in your oil), which you definitely do not want to happen. Huge disposal and cleaning costs in the first case, good chance of oil heater/pump failure when the water in the hot oil flashes off in the second. I have seen air coolers (looks like a large automobile radiator on it's side) used successfully with hot oil in a previous job, we would use them to cool 2200 US gallon reactors (about 7 ton of product) from 250 C to 135 C, it would take ~1-2 hours, and you don't have to worry about leaking material from one system to another. Also, ditto to what Latexman wrote about heating and cooling stress on piping. If you do increase cooldown rates, expect more frequent failures, especially if you use a half-pipe or dimple jacket.
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RE: oil flow rate??
- Increase oil flow (larger piping, bigger pump impeller, higher RPM, bigger motor, bigger pump, etc.)
- Use countercurrent flow instead of cocurrent flow on exchanger
- Bigger heat exchanger
- Increase RX agitation
- Add more heat transfer area to RX
- Increase cooling water flow
- Larger cooling towers
- Use chilled water
- Etc. (I'm sure there are others)
With limited instrumentation and equipment documentation, it will be a struggle to find the optimal solution. In fact, without good data and documentation, it is an educated/experienced guess. Hopefully, you can answer some of the outstanding questions and we can see what that points to.Good luck,
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