Friday, 6 February 2015

Perfomance analysis of air coolers


The following parameters must be supplied by the user
            ANfin           Number of fins per unit length
            FINOD         Fin outer diameter
            FINT            Fin thickness
            Nrow             Number of tube rows
            Pl               Lateral pitch of the tube arrangement
            Pt               Transverse pitch of the tube arrangement
            TTin               Tubeside inlet temperature
            Tain               Airside inlet temperature
            Wair           Mass flow rate of air.
            Wtube           Mass flow rate of tube-side fluid

            Calculation steps (single phase)

1. Estimate the heat duty Q
            Let Cpair = Heat capacity of air at the air inlet temperature
            Let Cptube = Heat capacity of tubeside fluid at the tube inlet temperature
            Let Cmin = Minimum of WairCpair and WtubeCptube 
            Q = 0.7Cmin (TTin - Tain)                                                                                (1)

2. Estimate the outlet temperatures

                                                                                           
                                                                                        
3. Estimate the airside and tubeside outlet temperatures of each CV

            By  linear interpolation from the outlet temperatures leaving the air cooler.

4. Estimate the pressure drop of each CV

            - By using the known velocity, temperature at the inlet to each CV             

5. Calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient at each CV
           
            - Calculate air side heat transfer coefficient                                                  
            - Calculate tubeside heat transfer coefficient
            - Calculate  the overall heat transfer coefficient

6. Calculate the airside and tubeside outlet temperatures of each CV

            - By using the energy balances on each CV
             
7. Calculate the pressure drop of each CV

            - By using the momentum and materials balances.

8. Repeat steps 5-7 until the temperatures converge


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