HotAirGen - DesignTool
HotAirGen - DesignTool
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What this file does: this program allows to design heat exchangers for different fuel type in order to heat air useful for drying c
WARNING : The dimensionnning assumes turbulators are set in th
turbulators design will be included in the next version of the
0. AMBIENT CONDITIONS
Tamb 30 °C
RH 50%
Pressure 101325 Pa
Temperature difference 0
Diesel fuel
Excess air ratio O2 % CO2 %
1.3 11.7% 5.1%
1.5 10.1% 7.3%
1.8 8.4% 9.7%
2 7.5% 10.8%
LPG
Diameter is automatically retrieved from step 3. Enter total length and clearance be
Diameter 0.5
Length 1.5
Clearance around
0.1
combustion chamber
4.2.1. Tubes dimensions: enter the dimensions of the heat exhanger's tubes
Inner diameter 25
Outter diameter 33
Enter total length and clearance between the combustion chamber and the wall.
m
m
mm
ber of tubes
m
kg.h-1
kg.h-1
m.s-1
m.s-1
W.m-2.K-1
W.m-2.K-1
W.m-2.K-1
m
m
m2
5. MAIN DIMENSIONS
Shell side dimensions
Number of baffles 3
Passing section
Length 1500 mm
Clearance 100 mm
Thins height 50 mm
D pipe int 25 mm
D pipe ext 33 mm
St = SD 39.4 mm
SL 34.1 mm
Clearance between tubes 6.4 mm
80
217
Side view cut
375
500 111
111
50 100
1500
500
710
Tube bundle cut
34.1 39.4
view cut
80
300
510
bundle cut view
243
33
25
6. PERFORMANCE CALCULATION
Instructions: this is an iterative calculation. To make it converge, you
To do so, enter the calculated value in the guess value cell until they
if necessary.
EXHAUST
Temperature
T exhaust (guess) 169 °C
T exhaust (calc.) 169 °C
Exhaust heat loss: thermal power
remaining in the exhaust gas
Heat loss 22 kW
Temperature diffrence 0
BURNER
Flame temperature
T (actual) 1,075 °C
T (adiabiatic) 1,248 °C
Power input 219 kW
it converge, you need to make the "guess" temperature values match the calculated ones.
ue cell until they match. Start with air temperature in intermediate zone, then flue gas tempe
Temperature 209°C
Power exchanged in
Power 193 kW
combustion chamber
Power exchanged in heat
exchanger
Overall efficency
h the calculated ones.
one, then flue gas temperature and exhaust, and start over
PRESSURE DROP
Shell side (air) 8,012 Pa
Tube side (flue gas) 589 Pa
INTERMEDIATE ZONE
Flue gas temperature
T flue gas (guess) 1,061 °C
T flue gas (calc.) 1,061 °C
Temperature diffrence 0 °C
INTERMEDIATE ZONE
Air temperature
T air (guess) 175 °C
T air (calc.) 175 °C
Temperature difference 0 °C
86%
107.6 W.m-2.K-1
36 kW
157 kW
88%
Fuel types
Diesel
LPG
Wood
Turbulator
yes
no
AMBIENT CONDITIONS
Conditions ambiantes
Patm 101325 Pa
RH 60%
T 30 °C
psat 4283 Pa
Y 0.0165 kg H20/kg as
FUEL
Fuel composition C H S
Molar weight (g/mol) 12 1 32
Mass fraction (wet) 87.00% 13.00% 0.00%
Mass fraction (dry) 87.00% 13.00% 0.00%
COMBUSTION AIR
Fuel/air ratios
Excess air ratio real 2
Pouvoir comburivore 3.36 kg O2 / kg F
Air stoechiometrique sec 14.42 kg a,0,sec/kg F
Air stoechiometrique 14.6573918646107 kg a,0/kg F
Air réel injecté 29.315 kg a / kg F
Flowrates Mass flowrate (kg/h) Flow rate (Nm3/h)Excess air ratio
Stoechio
Total 520 404 2.00
Air 1 404 2.00
Air 2 0 2.00
Air 3 0 2.00
FLUE GAS
BOILER
Fuel Diesel
1.27806504227
Cp Flue gas
Typical fuel compositions (mass fractions)
C H S O
Wood 50.40% 6.02% 0.03% 41.50%
Fuel (diesel) 87% 13% 0 0
LPG 86.30% 13.70% 0 0
on du point de rosée
ée de l'eau :
Tr 71.8 °C
Pv fumées 11044 Pa
Pvsat (Tr) 33708 Pa
Cp Flue gas
N Ash LHV dry (MJ/kg)
0.35% 1.66% 18.5
0 0 44.41
0 0 45.4
COMBUSTION CHAMBER AND FLAME DIMENSIONS
Combustion chamber
Diameter 0.5 m
Length (flame development portion) 1.5 m
Total length 1.5 m
Temperatures °C
Flame temperature (adiabatic) 1248
Flame temperature (actual) 1075
Wall 555.054983431 532.832718
Flame size
Length 0.842 m
Diameter 0.375 m
HEAT TRANSFER
Flame section of the combustion chamber
Radiation from the flame
L 0.674 m
D 0.319 m
S radiating 0.675 m2
Power emitted 30.65 kW
W/m2.K
m2
HEAT EXCHANGER DESIGN
Combustion chamber calculated
Length 1500
Diameter 500
Final design
Diameter 0.5
Length 1.5
Clearance around combustion
chamber 0.1
Combustion section width 0.7
Tube bundle
Number of tube in width
odd 6
even 5
Number of rows NL 6
Tube lentgh 1.5
Clearance on sides 0.0064
Total number of tubes 33
SHELL SIDE
FLOW CHARACTERISTICS
Fluid Air
Mass flow rate 3842.78543973377
1.067
PASS GEOMETRY
Number of passes 3
Pass width 0.243
Pass length 0.500
Pass height 0.217
Pass section vert 0.121
Flowing section vert MIN 0.022
Flowing section vert MAX 0.039
Flowing section horizontal 0.024
Wetted perimeter 4.665
Calculation of C2 C2
NL>20 1
N_L < 20 Correlation
Bergman correlation
0.12 3
-2.11 2
14.39 1
85.62 -1
-68.94 -2
21.46 -3
-49.12
log(Remax) 4.82
log(fs) -0.3552013526045
fs 0.4413657688334
TUBE SIDE
Fluid flow characteristics
Fluid type oil burner flue gas
Molar weight 28.8
Flowrate 420.092289197427
Mass flow rate 537.718130172706
Pressure 101325
Turbulators
alpha 60
delta S 10
Bouclage
Combustion chamber
Tin 1248
Tout 1061
Tav K 1427
Cp 1.30E+03
Pex 36.5
Total 214.9
Useful power 193.1
DTLM 403.4
num 746
den 1.85
Pex 156.60
mm
mm
m 0.196349541
m
m
m
Tube dimensions
dint
dex
Surface int
Surface ext
m Suface heat exchange
m Bundle arrangement
St = SD
m2 SL
m Clearance between tubes
kg/h
kg/s
m
m
m
m2
m2 As
m2 0.019802346
C1 m
0.90 0.4
1.15 0.5
0.35.(ST/SL)^ 0.6
0.022 0.84
PRESSURE DROP
g/mol
Nm3/h
kg/h
Pa
source
th turbulators (Rivier)
Tube side
Tin 1061
Tout 169
K Tav K 888.015002 K
Cp 1.18E+03
kW Pex 156.6 kW
kW
kW
kW
0.025 m
0.033 m
0.117809724509617 m2
0.155508836352695 m2
0.136659280431156 m3
0.0394 m
0.0341 m
0.0064 m
EFFICIENTS
Tin 1 30
Tout 1 175
av in K 375.5 K
Cp 1.01E+03 J/kg.K
T film 546.2968078445 K
Massflow tot 1.06744039992605 kg/s
Rho inlet 1.16241660851195 kg/m3
rho av 0.937981977041597 kg/m3
Rho out 0.786188018703392 kg/m3
lamba 0.04041 W/m.K
Eta 0.00002317 m2/s
Prandtl 0.692
Cs = m Cp (tot) 1.08E+03 W/K
Volume flow (tot) average 1.14 m3/s
Section inlet velocity 9.37 m/s
Section average velocity in 7.56 m/s
Max velocity av bergman 46.37 m/s
Min velocity 57.47 m/s
Re max 66047
C1 0.360215103137666
C2 0.934454485596708
m 0.6
Nu (Bergman) 229.9
Bergman
h 281.48 W/m2.K
Bergman
deltaP /pass 2670.82101584404 Pa
Total 8012.46304753211 Pa
P exch 1.56E+05 W
Turbulator
yes
Shell side
Tin 30
Tout 175
Tav K 375.583300859437 K
Cp 1.01E+03
Pex -1.57E+02 kW
6 3.5229 100000
2.47712125471966
-1.15490195998574 p -0.18990344
-1.82390874094432 -0.66900678096 -1.14
-0.684
0.02322737
TemperatureKinematic Viscosity1) Thermal conductivitySpecific Heat
(K) -ν- - cp - - cv -
(10-5 m2/s) Prandtl N (10-5 kW/m K) (kJ/kgK) (kJ/kgK)
175 0.586 0.744 1.593 1.0023 0.7152
200 0.753 0.736 1.809 1.0025 0.7154
225 0.935 0.728 2.02 1.0027 0.7156
250 1.132 0.72 2.227 1.0031 0.716
275 1.343 0.713 2.428 1.0038 0.7167
300 1.568 0.707 2.624 1.0049 0.7178
325 1.807 0.701 2.816 1.0063 0.7192
350 2.056 0.697 3.003 1.0082 0.7211
375 2.317 0.692 3.186 1.0106 0.7235
400 2.591 0.688 3.365 1.0135 0.7264
450 3.168 0.684 3.71 1.0206 0.7335
500 3.782 0.68 4.041 1.0295 0.7424
550 4.439 0.68 4.357 1.0398 0.7527
600 5.128 0.68 4.661 1.0511 0.764
650 5.853 0.682 4.954 1.0629 0.7758
700 6.607 0.684 5.236 1.075 0.7879
750 7.399 0.687 5.509 1.087 0.7999
800 8.214 0.69 5.774 1.0987 0.8116
850 9.061 0.693 6.03 1.1101 0.823
900 9.936 0.696 6.276 1.1209 0.8338
950 10.83 0.699 6.52 1.1313 0.8442
1000 11.76 0.702 6.754 1.1411 0.854
1050 12.72 0.704 6.985 1.1502 0.8631
1100 13.7 0.707 7.209 1.1589 0.8718
1150 14.7 0.709 7.427 1.167 0.8799
1200 15.73 0.711 7.64 1.1746 0.8875
1250 16.77 0.713 7.849 1.1817 0.8946
1300 17.85 0.715 8.054 1.1884 0.9013
1350 18.94 0.717 8.253 1.1946 0.9075
1400 20.06 0.719 8.45 1.2005 0.9134
1500 22.36 0.722 8.831 1.2112 0.9241
1600 24.74 0.724 9.199 1.2207 0.9336
1700 27.2 0.726 9.554 1.2293 0.9422
1800 29.72 0.728 9.899 1.237 0.9499
1900 32.34 0.73 10.233 1.244 0.9569
Ratio of Specific
Dynamic
Heats Viscosity Density1) Diffusivity
-k- -μ- -ρ- -α-
(cp/cv) (10-5kg/m s) (kg/m3) (10-6m2/s)
1.401 1.182 2.017
1.401 1.329 1.765 10.17
1.401 1.467 1.569
1.401 1.599 1.412 15.67
1.401 1.725 1.284
1.4 1.846 1.177 22.07
1.4 1.962 1.086
1.398 2.075 1.009 29.18
1.397 2.181 0.9413
1.395 2.286 0.8824 36.94
1.391 2.485 0.7844
1.387 2.67 0.706
1.381 2.849 0.6418
1.376 3.017 0.5883
1.37 3.178 0.543
1.364 3.332 0.5043
1.359 3.482 0.4706
1.354 3.624 0.4412
1.349 3.763 0.4153
1.344 3.897 0.3922
1.34 4.026 0.3716
1.336 4.153 0.353
1.333 4.276 0.3362
1.329 4.396 0.3209
1.326 4.511 0.3069
1.323 4.626 0.2941
1.321 4.736 0.2824
1.319 4.846 0.2715
1.316 4.952 0.2615
1.314 5.057 0.2521
1.311 5.264 0.2353
1.308 5.457 0.2206
1.305 5.646 0.2076
1.302 5.829 0.1961
1.3 6.008 0.1858
Steam
Constant
R 8.314
M air 2.89E-02 kg/mol Cp° = A + B*t + C*t2
H° − H°298,15= A*t
Cp = heat capacity
H° = standard ent
S° = standard ent
t = temperature (
Temperatur
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
Reference
1.80E-02 kg/mol
C4 4.18E-05
C5 -1.45E-08 T
c6 6.55E+00
T 50
pvsat 1.23499E+04