{"id":29625,"date":"2019-05-06T11:25:51","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T09:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/?p=29625"},"modified":"2019-05-06T17:18:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T15:18:00","slug":"how-to-design-a-heat-exchanger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/how-to-design-a-heat-exchanger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to design a heat exchanger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; next_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pR0s-fs-txE\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_5&#8243;][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Product features in the design of a heat exchanger<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The requirements and specifications of the client depend on each application and project. To adapt to the different requirements on internal and surface finish, we have 3 lines of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/advantages-tubular-heat-exchangers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">tubular heat exchangers<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/sanitary-line\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sanitary line<\/a><\/strong>, for food applications, with special attention to finishes, CIP cleaning and drainability.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/pharmaceutical-line\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Pharmaceutical line<\/strong><\/a>, with certified roughness and special design to avoid cross contamination.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/industrial-line\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Industrial line<\/a><\/strong>, for compact, versatile and reliable designs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Surface finish and quality<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"> We have an extensive expertise and Know-How in the processing and treatment of products, with more than 4.500 worldwide references and an extensive product database, not only for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/industrial-applications\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>industrial applications<\/strong><\/a> but also for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/sanitary-applications\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>food applications<\/strong><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/pharmaceutical-applications\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>pharmaceutical applications<\/strong><\/a>. Some of the most representative applications of our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/tubular-heat-exchangers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">shell and tube heat exchangers<\/a><\/strong> are as follow:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Worts cooling.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Particulate products.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tomatoes, soups and dressings.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Fruit juices and beverages.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Desserts.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Margarine.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Dairy.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Eggs and derivates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Water for pharmaceutical uses.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emulsions, lotions and cosmetics.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Others pharmaceutical products.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vegetable oils and animal fats.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Wastewater, sewage and sludge.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biogas.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Biodiesel.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Water and CIP heating.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Steam condensation.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Exhaust gases.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Vacuum gases.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\">Paints.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We can also <strong>characterize the behaviour of the product<\/strong> in an accurate way, through <strong>laboratory tests<\/strong>, where we determine the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/fluids-thermal-properties\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">main properties of the product<\/a><\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Density<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Specific heat<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Thermal conductivity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Viscosity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This tool is especially useful for <strong>the characterization of non-Newtonian fluids<\/strong>, very common in <strong>food applications<\/strong>, and whose <strong>complex behaviour<\/strong> depends not only on the <strong>temperature<\/strong>, but also on the <strong>process speed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Definition of the process in the design of heat exchangers<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The main <strong>process data<\/strong> that the client must define to<strong> design a heat exchanger <\/strong>are the flows, both <strong>product flow<\/strong> and <strong>service flow<\/strong>, as well as the<strong> inlet and outlet temperature<\/strong>. These parameters should verify the <strong>principle of conservation of energy<\/strong>. Other process data that may be important depending on the application are the <strong>inlet pressure<\/strong>, the maximum admissible <strong>pressure drop <\/strong>or <strong>flow rate<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h2>Heat exchanger design<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The work of the designer consists of:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Select the right heat exchanger geometry for the process.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">we have different configurations <strong>to achieve the optimal performance of the heat exchanger<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; title=&#8221;TF20-I. Tube in tube heat exchanger. Non-removable inner tube.&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Within this geometry, and depending on the application, a selection of different heat exchangers are available:<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/sanitary-tube-in-tube-heat-exchanger\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S-TF20-I sanitary tube in tube heat exchanger<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/tube-in-tube-pharmaceutical-heat-exchanger\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">P-TF20-I pharmaceutical tube in tube heat exchanger<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/tube-in-tube-industrial-heat-exchanger\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I-TF20-I industrial tube in tube heat exchanger<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; title=&#8221;TF20-D. Tube in tube heat exchanger. Removable inner tube.&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Within this geometry, we have our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/tube-in-tube-compact-heat-exchanger\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S-TF20-D Tube in tube heat exchanger.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; title=&#8221;TF40A-D. Annular space heat exchanger. Removable inner tube. Axial product inlet.&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Within this geometry, we have our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/anular-space-heat-exchanger-axial-product-inlet\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S-TF40A-D anular space heat exchanger.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; title=&#8221;TF40R-D. Annular space heat exchanger. Removable inner tube. Radial product inlet.&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Within this geometry, we have our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/annular-space-heat-exchanger-radial-product-inlet\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S-TF40R-D sanitary heat exchanger<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; title=&#8221;TF40AH-D. Annular space heat exchanger. Removable inner tube. Special design for high pressure.&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Within this geometry, we have our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/annular-space-heat-exchanger-high-pressure\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">S-TF40AH-D sanitary heat exchanger.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243;][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; title=&#8221;TFM-I. Multitube heat exchanger. 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This shell and tube heat exchanger is made-to-stock production being an effective and economical solution.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; title=&#8221;TFM-D. Multitube heat exchanger. Removable tube bundle.&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;14&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Within this geometry, we have our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/multitube-heat-exchanger-removable-tube-bundle\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">I-TFM-D multitube heat exchanger<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243; title=&#8221;TFMP-I. Multi-pass heat exchanger. 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Within this geometry, we have our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/tema-type-heat-exchangers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TEMA heat exchanger<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Perform the thermal calculation of the heat exchanger to achieve the desired temperatures. <\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/corrugated-tube-heat-exchangers\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">technology of corrugated tube developed by SACOME<\/a><\/strong> allows to reduce notably the length of the equipment and \/ or the number of interconnected units, with respect to a tubular heat exchanger of smooth inner tubes. The corrugation increases the turbulence, improving the coefficient of heat transfer and getting a much more compact heat exchanger.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Perform the mechanical design og the heat exchanger.<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The designer must check that the <strong>selected thicknesses<\/strong> for each element (inner tubes, shell tubes, tube bundle, connections, etc.) are in accordance with the required <strong>design code<\/strong> AD2000-MERKBL\u00c4TT, ASME Section VIII Div. 1, EN 13445 or PD5500, among others.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;off&#8221; prev_background_color=&#8221;#000000&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Other technical literature of our shell and tube heat exchangers<\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_blog _builder_version=&#8221;3.17.6&#8243; posts_number=&#8221;3&#8243; include_categories=&#8221;33&#8243; show_author=&#8221;off&#8221; show_date=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_overlay=&#8221;on&#8221; hover_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.47)&#8221; header_level=&#8221;h3&#8243; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To design a heat exchanger it is necessary to have certain data, such as the process flow rate, the temperature and the physical properties of products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":29650,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29625","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-heat-exchangers-technical-documentation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29625"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29625"}],"version-history":[{"count":35,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29625\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29672,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29625\/revisions\/29672"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29625"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29625"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sacome.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29625"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}