Question: Design a shell - and - tube exchanger for the following duty: A heat exchanger is to be designed to heat raw water by the

Design a shell-and-tube exchanger for the following duty:
A heat exchanger is to be designed to heat raw water by the use of condensed water at 70\deg C and 0.2 bar, which will flow with a mass flow rate of 60,000 kg/hr. The heat will be transferred to 40,000 kg/hr of city water coming from a supply at 15\deg C (4184 J/kg K). A fouling resistance of 0.00018 m K/W is suggested and the surface over design should not be over 35%. A maximum coolant velocity of 1.5 m/s is suggested to prevent erosion. A maximum tube length of 4.5 m is required because of space limitations. The tube material is
carbon steel (k =60 W/m K). Raw water will flow inside of 3/4in. straight
tubes (19 mm OD with 16 mm ID). Tubes are laid out on a square pitch with a pitch ratio of 1.25. The baffle spacing is approximated by 0.6 of shell diameter, and the baffle cut is set to 25%. The permissible maximum pressure drop on the shell side is 5.0 psi. The water outlet temperature should not be less than 40\deg C.
Write a report with the following:
Preliminary analysis.
State your assumptions.
Perform manual calculations.
Perform a simulation for the HX.

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