Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers (STHE) – Optimization of heat transfer area
Transheat scope
Thermal design optimisation of a Hair Pin type heat exchanger unit.
Installation : Fertilizer plant in India.
Software tools used for thermal design : HTRI
Major design attributes
- Tube material : SS304.
Initial design by client
- Four hair pin heat exchangers in series
- Total heat transfer area of 2553 m2
Initial design by client
- Four hair pin heat exchangers in series
- Total heat transfer area of 1820 m2 with reduced tube length within same shell diameter.
Net benefit to our client (after receiving the order on the initial design) is a 29% reduction in heat transfer area. This translated into a project saving of above USD 100,000.
