Significance of flow-rates

Flow-rates and any change in flow-rates have different effects on Q and U values. Following are the effects:

 

 

 

Changes

Effects

If hot fluid flow rate is increased

    The ΔP of hot fluid across the heat exchanger will increase.

    The inlet P of hot fluid will increase

    The ΔT of hot fluid will decrease

    The ΔT of cold fluid will increase

    The Q value will increase

If hot fluid flow rate is decreased

    Vice-versa of the above effects

If cold fluid flow rate is increased

 

If cold fluid flow rate is increased

    The ΔP of cold fluid across the heat exchanger will increase.

    The inlet P of cold fluid will increase

    The ΔT of cold fluid will decrease

    The ΔT of hot fluid will increase

    The Q value will increase

    The fouling/scaling propensity of Cold fluid will decrease

    The flow induced corrosion/erosion may increase

If cold fluid flow rate is decreased

    The ΔP of cold fluid across the heat exchanger will decrease.

    The inlet P of cold fluid will decrease

    The ΔT of cold fluid will increase

    The Q value will decrease

    The fouling/scaling propensity of Cold fluid will increase Avoid such situations

 

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Introduction | Combined heat transfer process | Heat transfer in cooling tower | Variables affecting performance of CT heat transfer | Heat transfer within cooling system (heat exchanger) | Types of heat exchanger | Basic design procedure and theory | Designing a test heat exchanger | Log Mean Temperature difference | L.M.T.D. Correction factors | Overall heat transfer coefficient | Elaborated method for calculating U values | Effect of scale formation | Condensation of steam | Condenser, where the hot fluid temperature varies | Significance of pressure | Significance of flow rate | Methods of checking steam condenser performance | Common conversion factors