Helical Coil Heat Exchanger
Helical Coil Heat Exchanger
Helical Coil Heat Exchanger
Acknowledgements .............................................................3
Discussion................................................................ ........18
Bibliography.....................................................................20
Nomenclature................................................................... 21
A-1) Budget......................................................................22
Preliminary............................................... ...........32-34
Revised............................................................. ......35
Final...................................................................36-37
Acknowledgements:
The Design Team would like to thank the f ollowing people for
like to thank the school for funding this design project. W e would
like to extend a thank you to Ms. Hopie Lopez for her assistanc e
he has agreed to help make the plaque that we will proudly display
Auburn.
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1-4 means 1 shell with 4 tube passes
however, they will not only be motivated to study these things, but
experiment was created based on it. One of the main concerns for
calculate the friction factor, and calculate the pressure drop for the
helical coil.
The original design for the apparatus involved the use of PVC
industrial gauges.
the lid of the bucket due to the weight of the helical coil were also
considered.
The choice was made to work with single -phase conditions for
fluid for both the hot side and the cold side for safety reasons. It is
a very safe fluid to work with. Touching it does not cause chemical
burns although hot water can cause serious scalds and burns if
caution is not taken to avoid contact. It will not stain clothing, nor
mobility and ease of storage. For the final design copper tubing and
loading on the lid of the bucket due to the weight of the helical coil.
this aspect.
The hot water heater is a 3.85 gallon 110 VAC water heater.
The hot water heater has a recovery rate of seven gallons per hour.
Freight for $32. It is oversized for the design but due to budget
fifty-five to three hundred gallon per hour flow meter (figure 5a) for
use with the cooling water and it cost $72. The other is a zero to
sixty gallon per hour flow meter (figure 5b) for the hot water and it
cost $110. Each Volumetric flow meter has a metering valve built
into it. The volumetric flow meters were chosen based on initial flow
that the differential was too large. W ith a calculated pressure drop
These were procured at Grainger for $86.40 for the set of two.
They are the solution to the initial option not functioning properly.
The figure above shows the flow paths of the hot water and
coolant, which are the working fluids for the heat exchanger
apparatus. The coolant, which is ordinary tap water, flows from the
exchanger that houses the coil. The water entering the system
splits off into two flows, one to the hot water tank and one to the
volumetric flow meter. The cold water enters the exchanger shell
and discharges out the bottom of the e xchanger to a drain. The hot
water runs directly through the helical coil into the reservoir, at the
reservoir where it drains to the pump. The flow splits again to the
reservoir and back to the water tank when valve 2 is closed creating
closed. W hen valve 2 is open, it allows cold tap water to enter the
Table 2: Valves
aid in making the CAD drawing of the helical coil. The orange fill in
appendices (A-5).
leaks. After fixing the leaks, the apparatus was prepared for testing.
The test run commenced with the apparatus being tested under
in one instance rising six degrees in five minutes and then on the
next reading falling three degrees. The apparatus took 150 minutes
Readings were taken until the three -hour mark; however, t he data
section below. The apparatus is in working order and ready for use
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Did Not Function
sprung a couple of leaks during the first and second trials. The hot
pressure gauge that fits our final design , one that can detect a
pressure drop of 0.18 PSI. This problem was so lved by using two
standard pressure gauges one for the inlet and one for the outlet.
The Konakov correlation for friction factor for the helical tube was
The future students will benef it from the hand s-on study of the
come.
2 Section 5 Equation 42
B Table 1
Greek Symbols:
λ= curvature ratio (D/d)
Subscripts:
c= Coiled tube property
cw= cold water
hw= hot water
i= inner dimension
o= Outer dimension
s= Straight tube property
Budget:
(Draft)
Chapter ___
Helical Coil Heat Exchanger Experiment
Forew ord:
In fall semester of 2007, Thermal Design of Heat Exchangers
class (Jorgscumpark Industries) cr eated this laboratory experiment
for not only your enlightenment but also your entertainment. W e
would like to take this opportunity to remind you to keep safety in
mind as you work through this experiment. So, remember have fun
and be safe.
Purpose:
From your experimental data, you should be able to make
various calculations. You can calculate Nusselt number, heat
transfer coefficient, and pressure drops for the helical coil. You
should be able to find all the information you require in your Heat
Transfer textbook or within this laboratory manual. If you should
need any other information , you may perform a literature search for
it and cite the sources you used.
Pump:
Clearwater Pump - Chicago Electr ic Power tools Model #01479
Buckets:
Five gallon white bucket - housing for the coil
Three-gallon bucket- overflow reservoir and trapped air removal
method
Data Acquisition:
2 two channeled Fluke meters
Miscellany:
A mop and mop bucket - for any spills and the leaky fresh water
supply
Rags or paper towels - also for spillage
Reservoir Cover
Experimental Procedure:
Experimental Phase:
1. First, as to not damage the circuit
breaker, turn off any equipment you
are not using for this laboratory
exercise.
2. Perform a safety check on t he
apparatus. Check the device for
exposed wires and other such
dangers. This is also a good time to
check the connections on the
apparatus. Make sure that all valves
are closed. Plug in the surge
protector.
Useful Correlations:
Nu s =((f/2)*Re*Pr)/(1.07+12.7*(f/2)^(1/2)*(Pr^(2/3) -1))
W here f=(1.58*ln(Re)-3.28)^-2
f=(1.8*log(Re)-1.5)^-2
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Calculations
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Ex per im en t al D a ta
V ol um etr ic f l o w r a tes : Ho t: 5 8 G PH C o ld : 52 G PH
T abl e 8 : Da t a S pr ea ds he e t
Time (sec) time (min) T-hot in T-hot out T-cold in T-cold out
0 0 93.9 84.0 55.5 61.5
300 5 93.7 83.9 54.5 61.5
600 10 93.8 84.1 53.4 61.7
900 15 93.5 83.9 53.1 61.6
1200 20 93.2 83.7 53.4 61.6
1500 25 93.3 83.7 54.0 61.2
1800 30 93.1 83.5 52.5 61.2
2100 35 93.3 83.6 53.3 61.4
2400 40 93.3 83.5 53.4 61.6
2700 45 92.9 83.1 54.3 61.9
3000 50 93.1 83.3 54.3 61.7
3300 55 92.8 83.1 54.5 61.5
3600 60 92.9 83.1 54.9 61.6
3900 65 92.6 82.7 55.2 61.9
4200 70 92.8 82.9 54.0 61.9
4500 75 92.5 82.8 54.5 61.5
4800 80 92.7 82.8 55.4 61.6
5100 85 92.7 82.9 56.4 61.5
5400 90 92.7 82.7 56.9 61.6
5700 95 92.6 83.1 51.5 61.1
6000 100 92.7 83.3 51.8 61.4
6300 105 93.0 82.8 57.0 61.7
6600 110 92.7 82.7 55.3 62.3
6900 115 92.5 82.9 51.7 61.4
7200 120 92.5 82.9 51.9 61.4
7500 125 92.7 82.9 51.9 61.4
7800 130 92.9 83.0 51.9 61.5
8100 135 92.8 83.0 51.4 61.1
8400 140 92.8 83.1 51.6 61.4
8700 145 92.9 83.3 51.5 61.4
9000 150 92.9 83.3 51.5 61.4
9300 155 93.1 83.7 51.5 60.9
9600 160 93.3 83.6 51.5 61.7
9900 165 93.4 83.4 51.5 61.7
10200 170 93.3 83.3 51.5 61.7
10500 175 93.1 82.7 51.5 61.9
10800 180 92.9 82.5 51.5 61.9
T he ye l l o w h ig h l ig h t i n d ic a tes t h e v a lu es us e d f or s t e ad y s t a te c a lc u la t io ns .