Heat exchanger experiment

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Welcome to the CLB 321 - Heat Tranfer Experiment page. This page gives the historical background, apparatus used, experimental procedures and technical information of the 3rd year heat transfer practical.

Figure 1. Counter-current shell-and-tube heat exchanger.

Introduction

News

• 2011/10/27: Last scheduled practical for the 2011 academic year.
• 2011/10/27: CLB 321 - Heat Transfer Experiment page created.

Background

• The heat exchange practical was established in 2010 and is the latest addition to the [CLB 321] practicals.
• The experimental setup was designed, built and commissioned by Paul Sonnendecker and Dr. Johan Labuschagne to introduce a visually aided experience with some of the mechanisms of heat transfer taught in [CIO 321].
• The setup consists of two plate-and-frame and two shell-and-tube heat exchangers.

Apparatus

Shell-and-tube Heat Exchangers

• The acrylic shell-and-tube heat exchangers were designed to conform to the design procedures stipulated in Coulson & Richardson's Chemical Engineering Design vol. 6 (2005). The design procedure is for industrial size heat exchangers and was adapted to the lab scale versions currently used to mimic the industry scenario as best we could.
• Only four of these heat exchangers were manufactured and these vary in tube material and configuration (i.e. co- and counter-current and/or 1:1 and 1:2 shell and tube pass(es)).