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    This document discusses calculating the corrected log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with multiple shell-side passes. True LMTD values only apply to double-pipe heat exchangers, so more complex arrangements require multiplying the LMTD by a correction factor. The spreadsheet referenced calculates this correction factor using equations from previous work. Chemical Engineering Handbooks advise correction factors below 0.8 or 0.75 indicate inefficient heat exchanger design. The spreadsheet can be downloaded to perform the LMTD calculations.

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    This document discusses calculating the corrected log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with multiple shell-side passes. True LMTD values only apply to double-pipe heat exchangers, so more complex arrangements require multiplying the LMTD by a correction factor. The spreadsheet referenced calculates this correction factor using equations from previous work. Chemical Engineering Handbooks advise correction factors below 0.8 or 0.75 indicate inefficient heat exchanger design. The spreadsheet can be downloaded to perform the LMTD calculations.

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    This document discusses calculating the corrected log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with multiple shell-side passes. True LMTD values only apply to double-pipe heat exchangers, so more complex arrangements require multiplying the LMTD by a correction factor. The spreadsheet referenced calculates this correction factor using equations from previous work. Chemical Engineering Handbooks advise correction factors below 0.8 or 0.75 indicate inefficient heat exchanger design. The spreadsheet can be downloaded to perform the LMTD calculations.

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    This document discusses calculating the corrected log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with multiple shell-side passes. True LMTD values only apply to double-pipe heat exchangers, so more complex arrangements require multiplying the LMTD by a correction factor. The spreadsheet referenced calculates this correction factor using equations from previous work. Chemical Engineering Handbooks advise correction factors below 0.8 or 0.75 indicate inefficient heat exchanger design. The spreadsheet can be downloaded to perform the LMTD calculations.

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    The key takeaways are that this article discusses calculating the corrected log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for shell-and-tube heat exchangers with multiple shell-side passes using a correction factor. It provides the equations used to calculate the correction factor F based on the temperature change ratio R of the hot and cold streams and the temperature change P of the cold fluid divided by the maximum temperature difference.

    The LMTD correction factor, F, is used to adjust the true log mean temperature difference (LMTD) for more complex shell-and-tube heat exchanger arrangements beyond a simple double-pipe exchanger. This is necessary because the true LMTD equations only apply to double-pipe exchangers.

    The temperature change ratio of the hot and cold streams, R, and the temperature change of the cold fluid divided by the maximum temperature difference, P, influence the value of the LMTD correction factor, F.

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    This Excel spreadsheet calculates the corrected LMTD for shell-and-tube heat
    exchangers with multiple shell-side passes.
    True log mean temperature differences are only valid in double-pipe (or
    tubular) heat exchangers; hence for more complex shell-and-tube
    arrangements, we have to muliply the LMTD by a factor.
    The equations used in the spreadsheet are taken from the work of Bowman et
    al (1940) and are given below.

    Note that R is the temperature change ratio of the hot and cold streams, while
    P is the temperature change of the cold fluid divided by the maximum
    temperature difference. F is the LMTD correction factor.
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    Perrys Chemical Engineers' Handbook states LMTD correction factors lower
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    Design Handbook advises that the minimum value should be 0.75.
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    Kate Dunkin said...
    Awesome post about heat exchangers! I have been trying to do some
    research on them because I might need them for my job, your article
    has helped a lot. Thank you for sharing this with us!
    November 16, 2012 at 11:17 AM
    Teguh Hady Ariwibowo said...
    Dear Samir
    I'm a newbie in heat exchanger. I'm still studying LMTD method. But,
    I'm confused in choosing correction factor F. In Schaum series of
    "THEORY AND PROBLEM OF HEAT TRANSFER", I find some chart of
    correction factor each heat exchanger. When i use that chart to
    calculate F. My answer is wrong. I try to get other books but it doesnt
    work. Any body help me please.
    Thank you
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