DETERMINING LOG MEAN TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCE CORRECTION FACTOR AND NUMBER OF SHELLS OF SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (1-6) ◽  
pp. 291-304 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fakheri
Keyword(s):  
Correction Factor ◽  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Mean Temperature ◽  
Shell And Tube

A General Expression for the Determination of the Log Mean Temperature Correction Factor for Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers

2003 ◽  
Vol 125 (3) ◽  
pp. 527-530 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ahmad Fakheri
Keyword(s):  
Heat Exchanger ◽  
Correction Factor ◽  
Heat Exchangers ◽  
Direct Determination ◽  
Temperature Correction ◽  
Tube Heat Exchanger ◽  
Mean Temperature ◽  
Shell And Tube ◽  
Graphical Presentation

This paper presents a single closed form algebraic equation for the determination of the Log Mean Temperature Difference correction factor F for shell and tube heat exchangers having N shell passes and 2M tube passes per shell. The equation and its graphical presentation generalize the traditional equations and charts used for the determination of F. The equation presented is also useful in design, analysis and optimization of multi shell and tube heat exchanger, particularly for direct determination of the number of shells.

Mean Temperature Difference for Heat Exchanger Design—A General Approximate Explicit Equation

1975 ◽  
Vol 97 (1) ◽  
pp. 5-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Roetzel ◽  
F. J. L. Nicole
Keyword(s):  
Temperature Difference ◽  
Cross Flow ◽  
Approximate Equation ◽  
Explicit Equation ◽  
Fast Calculation ◽  
Heat Exchanger Design ◽  
Mean Temperature ◽  
Shell And Tube ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Empirical Coefficients

An approximate equation together with empirical coefficients is presented for the fast calculation of the mean temperature difference of nine countercurrent cross-flow arrangements, as applied in air-cooled heat exchangers. The same equation can be used for other flow systems, as demonstrated for one shell-and-tube arrangement.

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