(9) Heat Exchangers by Assoc Prof Leong Kai Choong School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Read Chapter 11 of the textbook before these lecture slides
© Dr. K.C. Leong, 2006 Lecture 2:Radiation & Conservation of Energy Requirement
Learning Objectives
At the end of these lectures, you should be able to: • recognise numerous types of heat exchangers, and classify them, • develop an awareness of fouling on surfaces, and determine the overall heat transfer coefficient for a heat exchanger, • perform a general energy analysis on heat exchangers, • obtain a relation for the logarithmic mean temperature difference for use in the LMTD method, and apply it for different types of heat exchangers using the correction factor, • analyse heat exchangers when outlet temperatures are not known using the effectiveness-NTU method, and • know the primary considerations in the selection of heat exchangers.
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Introduction to Heat Exchangers
A heat exchanger is a device which facilitates the transfer of heat between two fluids - one hotter and the other colder.
Examples: Car radiator, refrigerator, air-conditioner.
Two methods for design and rating of heat exchangers: – Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) – Effectiveness - Number of Transfer Units ( – NTU)
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Scope
Heat exchanger types Overall heat transfer coefficient Heat exchanger analysis
Logarithmic mean temperature difference method Effectiveness-NTU method
Read Chapter 11 of prescribed text, Çengel, Y.A. and Ghajar, A.J., Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications, 4th Edition (SI Units), McGraw-Hill, 2011.
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Main Types of Heat Exchangers
Double-pipe heat exchanger
Cross-flow heat exchanger
Shell-and-tube heat exchanger
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Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger
• Also known as Concentric Tube Heat Exchanger • Simplest design. One fluid passes through a pipe and the second fluid flows in the annulus