last modified: 23/02/2006

Course code: WB4435-05

Course name: Equipment for heat transfer

This concerns a Course

ECTS credit points: 3

Faculty of 3mE

Section of Equipment for Process Industry

Lecturer(s): H.Kramer / W. de Jong

Tel.:  015 - 27 5593 / 6678

Catalog data:

Heat transfer, conduction, convection ,radiation, condensation boiling,  heat integration, exergy analysis, pinch technology

design procedure for heat transfer equipment.  shell and tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, condensors, funaces, boilers

 

Course year:

MSc 1st year

Course language:

English

In case of Dutch: Please contact the lecturer about an English alternative, whenever needed.

Semester:

1A

Hours per week:

4

Other hours:

 

Assessment:

Written exam

Assessment period:

1A / 1B

(see academic calendar)

 

Prerequisites (course codes):

wb1321

Follow up (course codes):

wb4433-05, Process modelling and simulation

Detailed description of topics:

Application of energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation in process equipment; condensation and boiling, resistance in series, film theory. Principles of heat integration, exergy analysis and pinch tecnoklogy. 

Principles for the selections and design of heat transfer equipment

Equipment: Shell & tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, double pipe HEX, finned tube HEX, air cooled HEX, furnaces, condensers and (re-)boilers;

Design procedures for S&T HEX, Condensers, (re)boilers, plate HEX

Assignment for application of pinch tecnology.

Course material:

  • J.M. Coulson, J.F. Richardson, Sinnott; Chemical Engineering Vol. 6, Ch. 7, Ch. 12

References from literature:

  • G.F. Hewitt, Heat exchanger design Handbook

Remarks assessment, entry requirements, etc.:

     

Learning goals:

The student must be able to:

  1. describe energy transfer by conduction, convection and radiation in process equipment; condensation and boiling, resistance in series, film theory; principles of heat integration, exergy analysis and pinch technology 

  2. describe functioning and characteristics of heat transfer equipment: Shell & tube heat exchangers, plate heat exchangers, double pipe HEX, finned tube HEX, air cooled HEX, furnaces, condensers and (re-)boilers

  3. list design procedures for S&T HEX, Condensers, (re)boilers, plate HEX

  4. apply principles for the selection and design of heat transfer equipment

  5. apply pinch technology

Computer use:

     

Laboratory project(s):

     

Design content:

Demenisoning and heat teechnical design of equiment of heat transfer

Percentage of design:  50%