Optimal Design of Energy Systems
Chapter 5 Modeling Thermal Equipment
Min Soo KIM
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Seoul National University
5.1 Using Physical Insight
Heat exchanger (HX) Distillation separator Turbomachinery
Design condition Off-design condition
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Chapter 5. Modeling Thermal Equipment
5.2 Selecting and simulating a Heat-Exchanger
(a) Shell and tube liquid : liquid
(b) Finned coil liquid : vapor(gas)
(c) Compact > 700m2/m3
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5.3 Counterflow Heat-Exchanger – most favorable ΔT
1 p1( 1,i 1,o) q w c t t
2 p2( 2 ,o 2 ,i) q w c t t
q U A t lm 1, 2 , 1, 2 ,
1, 2 ,
1, 2 ,
( ) ( )
ln
i o o i
lm
i o
o i
t t t t
t t t
t t
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5.3 Counterflow Heat-Exchanger – most favorable ΔT Known :
Unknown :
1,i 2,i 1( 1 p1) 2( 2 p2)
t t W w c W w c UA
1,o 2,o
t t q
1(1,i 1,o) 2( 2,o 2,i) (1)
W t t W t t
1, 2, 1, 2,
1 1, 1,
1, 2, 1, 2,
( ) ( )
( ) (2)
ln[( ) / ( )
i o o i
i o
i o o i
t t t t
W t t UA
t t t t
1
2, 2, 1, 1,
2
(1) o i W ( i o) (3)
t t t t
W
1
1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2,
2
1 1, 1,
1
1, 2, 1, 1,
2
1, 2,
( ) ( )
(3) (2) ( )
( )
ln
i i i o o i
i o
i i i o
o i
t t W t t t t
W t t UA W
t t W t t
W t t
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5.3 Counterflow Heat-Exchanger – most favorable ΔT
1
1, 2, 1, 1,
2
1, 2, 1 2
( )
1 1
ln
i i i o
o i
t t W t t
W UA D
t t W W
1
1, 2,
2 1,
1 2
1 (1 )
(4)
D
i i
o
D
t W t e
t W
W e
W
(4)(3) t2,o (5) (4), (5) q
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5.4 Special Case of Counterflow Heat-Exchanger
1 2
W W W
1, 1, 1, 2,
1 2
(4) ( ) 1
/
D
o i i i D
t t t t e
W W e
2
1 1
2
1 1 1 2
1 2 1 2
2 2
1 2
1 1 1 1 1 1 2
2 1 2 1 2
1 1 1 1 1 1
( / ) ( / ) (1 / )
1 2 2
/ 1 1 ( / ) 1( / ) (1 / )
1 1 1 2
2
D D
W W
UA UA
UA W UA W W W
W W W W
e
W W e W UA W UA W UA W UA W W W
W W W W W
1 2
1 /
/ 1 /
D D
e UA W
W W e UA W
1, 1, 1, 2,
( ) /
1 /
o i i i
t t t t UA W
UA W
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5.4 Special Case of Counterflow Heat-Exchanger
1 , 2 ,
1 ,
/
1 /
i i
o
t t U A W
t U A W
1 ,
6 5 3 0 4
1 2 2 .1 4
2 .1 4 2 .1
4 2 .9 0
1 2 .1
o
t o C
2 ,o 3 0 ( 6 5 4 2 .1) 5 2 .9 o
t C
1 2 .1o
t C
4 .1 9 / ( )
cp k J k g K
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5.5 Evaporators and Condensers
Refrigerant - working fluid
during evaporation and condensation
→ constant temperature (→ constant pressure)
Vapor Liquid↑
Vapor Liquid↓
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5.5 Evaporators and Condensers
Known : Unknown :
c i
t t UA W
to
ln c i
c o
t t U A
W t t
( )
ex p c o c i o i 1 o i
c i c i c i
t t t t t t t t
U A
W t t t t t t
( ) 1 ex p
o i c i
t t t t U A
W
( )
lm p o i
q U A t w c t t
( ) ( )
ln
c i c o
lm
c i
c o
t t t t
t t t
t t
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5.6 Heat-Exchanger effectiveness
Maximum possible heat transfer rate (infinite heat transfer area)
m ax a ctu a l
q
q
1 p1 1,i
w c t
2 p2 2,i
w c t
1,max 1 p1( 1,i 2,i)
q w c t t q2,max w c2 p2(t1,i t2,i)
max min( 1,max, 2,max) ( p)min( hot i, cold i, )
q q q wc t t
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5.6 Heat-Exchanger effectiveness
<Example> What is qm ax?
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5.6 Heat-Exchanger effectiveness
<Solution>
Case 1)
Water leaves at Case 2)
Oil leaves at
Case 2 is impossible !
, m ax ( 2 .6 / )[ 2 .2 ( )](6 0 3 0 o ) 1 7 1 .6
qo il kg s kJ kg K C kW
max min( oil,max, water,max) oil,max
q q q q
1 7 1 .6
3 0 5 7 .3
(1 .5 / )[ 4 .1 9 ( )]
o kW o
C C
kg s kJ kg K
, m ax (1 .5 / )[ 4 .1 9 ( )](6 0 3 0 o ) 1 8 8 .6
w a ter
q kg s kJ kg K C kW
1 8 8 .6
6 0 2 7
( 2 .6 / )[ 2 .2 ( )]
o kW o
C C
kg s kJ kg K
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5.7 Temperature profiles
(w cp)1 m in (w cp )2 m in
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5.8 Effectiveness of a Counterflow heat exchanger If (w cp )1 (w cp )m in
(1) (1)
1 , ,
( 2 ) (1)
m ax m in , ,
( ) ( )
( ) ( )
p co ld o u t co ld in
a ctu a l
p h o t in co ld in
w c t t
q
q w c t t
1
1, 2 ,
2 1,
1 2
1 (1 D )
i i
o
D
t W t e
t W
W e
W
1 1
1, 1, 2 ,
2 2
1, 1, 2 , 1,
1 1
2 2
( 1) (1 )
( ) 1
D D
i i i D
o i i i
D D
W W
t e t t e
W W e
t t t t
W W
e e
W W
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5.8 Effectiveness of a Counterflow heat exchanger
1 2
1 D
D
e
W e
W
1 2
1 1
D U A
W W
Wm in
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5.9 Number of Transfer Unit (NTU) q U A t lm
m in
N T U U A
W
q qm ax
t1,i
t2,i
t2,o
t1,o
1 p1 1,i
w c t
2 p2 2,i
w c t
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5.10 Binary Solutions, P-T-x diagram
vap liq
A+B A+B
y x
m a ss o f A m a ss fra ctio n o f A
m a ss o f A m a ss o f B
a a
a b
a b
m m o le fra ctio n o f A M
m m
M M
molecular mass weight ex> petroleum
cryogenic separation food
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5.10 Binary Solutions, P-T-x diagram
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5.12 Developing T-x diagram Sat. P – Sat. T relation
ln D
P C
T
T d s d h vd P sd T d g vd P
f f f
s d T v d P d g
g g g
s d T v d P d g
2
( )
f g fg
f g f g
fg fg
f
s s h
d P
d T v v T v v
h h P
T v R T
,
a a sa t a
P x P
Raoult’s law Dalton’s law
a b
a a
b b
P P P
P y P
P y P
vapor pressure
in mixture sat. P of
pure A
mole fraction of A in the liq. phase
mole fraction of A in the vap. phase
total P
equal
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5.13 Condensation of a binary mixture
x T vap.
liq.
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5.14 Single stage distillation
x T
P
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5.14 Turbomachinery
speed Pressure
ratio
2 1
P P
Volume flow rate 1
2 1
w c Tp
D P