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Hi! I am a software developer.
I have a task to calculate Flow Rate, Velocity of flow, Temperature, Pressure Loss of evaporator and condenser in centrifugal chiller.
I have Entering Temp., Leaving fluid temp, Fouling Factor, number of passes.
Please, can you give me some formulas to calculate this values or some helpful links.
US Iceman
23-07-2009, 01:46 PM
You need some instruments such as: flow meters, pressure transducers, and RTD's or thermocouples for this.
What velocity are you interested in? The tubes of the chiller & condenser or the pipes providing water to these two heat exchangers?
Fouling factor will not provide any useful information.
Tesla
24-07-2009, 02:06 AM
Hi Bsna
You need to provide more data like fluid type and one flow parameter, there are many formulas with variables area, density, velocity, height, pressure, power. OEM's would be a good source to provide this type of data and formulae.
krratheeshnair
31-07-2009, 01:42 AM
u can use the general formula for Heat exchangers
Q=mCpdT
Q=pV Cp dT ,simplified for water as
Q=500 V dT
Q= BTU/hr
p= Density of Fluid
v= Volumetric Flow in GPM
dt=Temperature difference in F,(Tenetering -Tleaving)
And Veleocity
V=A*v
V= Volumetric Flow in M3/s
A= Area of coil section in M2
v= Velocity in m/s.
Pressure drop dp across each coil,
V=k root of dP
or
V & dp
V= Volumetric flow rate in GPM
k= Constant
dp in Psi
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