In this article explained about basic calculation for plate type heat exchange design like hot fluid and cold fluid temperatures, heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer area calculation .. etc
Plate Heat Exchanger Heat Transfer Area Calculation | PHE Design Calculation
Basic concepts of Plate Type Heat Exchanger : (Please go through the below link)
Plate Heat Exchanger theory, structure and functional description, working and its application in Sugar Industry Process
Fundamental criteria for Plate and Frame Heat Exchanger design calculation
In the design of PHE mainly required two types of parameters – a) Process parameter b) Geometrical data
Process parameters : In heat exchanger mainly done heat exchanged from hot fluid to cold fluid
Hot fluid parameters
- Flow rate
- Inlet temperature
- Outlet temperature
- Density
- Thermal conductivity
- Specific heat
- Fouling factor
Cold fluid parameters
- Flow rate
- Inlet temperature
- Outlet temperature
- Density
- Thermal conductivity
- Specific heat
- Fouling factor
Geometrical data
- Length of plate
- Width of plate
- Corrugation angle
- Plate thickness
- Plate enhancement factor
- Amplitude of corrugation
- Flow configuration
The Overall heat transfer coefficient (OHTC) is very impotent factor in the design of plate type heat exchange design
OHTC units – Kcal / hr/m2/ °C or Kw/m2/ °C,
It is mainly depends upon the following parameters
a) Cold fluid film resistance
b) Hot fluid film resistance
c) Plate resistance – According to MOC (material of construction) of the plate
d) Resistance of scale. ( fouling factor)
e) Velocity of hot and cold fluid inside the heaters
For more information to calculate heat transfer coefficient please go through the below link
Heat Transfer Coefficient of Liquid -Liquid Tubular Heater Calculation
Fundamental Concepts of Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient
Example for finding cold fluid outlet temperature
| S.No | Description | Formula | UOM | Values |
| A | Hot Side (Hot water) | |||
| 1 | Mass flow rate | Qh | Kg/hr | 120000 |
| 2 | Specific Heat | Cw | kcal/kg/°C | 1 |
| 3 | Inlet temperature | Ti | °C | 75 |
| 4 | Outlet temperature | To | °C | 50 |
| 5 | Heat Exchanged | H = Qh x Cw x (Ti – To) | Kcal/hr | 3000000 |
| B | Cold Side (Cane Juice) | |||
| 1 | Mass flow rate | Qc | Kg/hr | 160000 |
| 2 | Specific Heat | Cp | kcal/kg/°C | 0.93 |
| 3 | Inlet temperature | ti | °C | 35 |
| 4 | Outlet temperature | to = ti + [H /(Qc x Cp)] | °C | 55 |
Example for estimate vapour flow rate requirement to achieve required outlet temperature of the cold fluid.
| S.No | Description | Formula | UOM | Values |
| A | Cold Side (Cane Juice) | |||
| 1 | Mass flow rate | Qc | Kg/hr | 270000 |
| 2 | Specific Heat | Cp | kcal/kg/°C | 0.95 |
| 3 | Inlet temperature | ti | °C | 95 |
| 4 | Outlet temperature required | to |
°C | 110 |
| 5 |
Heat Exchanged | H = Qh x Cw x (to – ti) | kcal/hr | 3847500 |
| B | Hot Side (Saturated Vapour) | |||
| 1 | Temperature of vapour | Tv | °C | 112 |
| 2 | Latent Heat of vapour | λ (As per steam table) | kcal/kg/°C | 531 |
| 3 | Vapour flow rate | Qh = H / λ (Not considered sensible heat of condensate) | Kg/hr | 7243 |
Online Steam Table for Saturated Steam
Example for Plate Type Heat Exchanger Heat Transfer Area Calculation
| S.No | Description | Formula | UOM | Values |
| A | Hot Side (Hot water) | |||
| 1 | Mass flow rate | Qh | Kg/hr | 120000 |
| 2 | Specific Heat | Cw | kcal/kg/°C | 1 |
| 3 | Inlet temperature | Ti | °C | 75 |
| 4 | Outlet temperature | To | °C | 55 |
| 5 | Heat Exchanged | Qh x Cw x (Ti – To) | kcal/hr | 2400000 |
| B | Cold Side (Cane Juice) | |||
| 1 | Mass flow rate | Qc | Kg/hr | 160000 |
| 2 | Specific Heat | Cp | kcal/kg/°C | 0.93 |
| 3 | Inlet temperature | ti | °C | 35 |
| 4 | Outlet temperature | to | °C | 51 |
| 5 | Heat Exchanged | Qc x Cp x (to – ti) | Kcal/hr | 2400000 |
| C | Logarithmic Mean Temperature Difference ∆T m (LMTD) | |||
| 1 | ∆T | to – ti | °C | 16.1 |
| 2 | ∆Ti | ti-To | °C | 23.9 |
| 3 | ∆To | to – Ti | °C | 20.0 |
| 4 | ∆T m | ∆Ti – ∆To / [Ln(∆Ti / ∆To)] | 21.9 | |
| D | Heat transfer Coefficient | Kcal/hr/m2/oC | 1800 | |
| E | Heating surface | Qh x Cp x ∆T = K x S x ∆Tm | m2 | 60.9 |
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6 thoughts on “Plate Type Heat Exchanger Design Calculation | Plate and Frame Heat Exchanger”
Ajay Singh
(March 16, 2019 - 8:47 am)How can calculate the juice velocity in PTHE
Girish A Neelagar
(August 1, 2019 - 1:39 pm)I liked phe arrival thank-you sir
siva alluri
(August 1, 2019 - 4:56 pm)welcome Mr.Girish A Neelagar
V Jagtap
(July 6, 2022 - 10:10 am)Respected Sir,
Please can anybody tells me for 250m3/hr flow rate how much m2 total area is required in PHE.
Or can you please tell me m2 of per phe plate, and how many plates we shall take for 250m3/hr clear juice flow rate
Mail ID: vjagtap1356@gmail.com
Thank you,
R D Mishra
(September 3, 2022 - 3:59 pm)Mass flow rate 250 M3/hr
250000 Kg/hr
Juice inlet temperature ti 35 Deg C
Juice Outlet temperature to 58 Deg C
Hot water inlet temp Ti 78 Deg C
Hot water Outlet temp To 62 Deg C
Delta Ti 20
Delta To 27
Delta Tm 23.3252012
Heat Transfer cofficient K 1800 Kcal/Kg/Hr/Deg C
Specific heat Cp 0.93
Heating Surface required m2 127.3658181
R D Mishra
(September 3, 2022 - 3:32 pm)Sir
How to calculate area of one plate.