NEW METHOD FOR THE COST ASSESSMENT ANALYSIS OF SHELL-AND-TUBE HEAT EXCHANGERS

Authors

  • yanan camaraza-medina Universidad de Matanzas
  • abel hernandez-guerrero University of Guanajuato
  • jose luis luviano ortiz University of Guanajuato

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52292/j.laar.2021.713

Keywords:

Shell-and-tube heat exchangers, cost, assessment analysis, heat transfer surface, index cost.

Abstract

A new simplified method for the cost assessment analysis of shell-and-tube heat exchangers (STHE) is presented in this paper. A comparison was carried out between the values obtained by the proposed method with the FOB average real cost for a total of 410 heat exchangers, with heat transfer surfaces ranging between 5 to 1150 m2. It was found that the proposed method correlates well with an average error of 10.1% , for 84.15% of the available data. The method presents a lower adjustment in the range , with an average error of 12.9%, for 82.97 % of the available data. The best adjustments are located in the range, with an average error of only 8.0%, for 80.95 % of the available data. In all cases, the agreement of the proposed method is good enough to be considered satisfactory for practical design.

Author Biographies

abel hernandez-guerrero, University of Guanajuato

professor of thermal engineering in University of Guanajuato, Mexico

jose luis luviano ortiz, University of Guanajuato

professor of thermal engineering in University of Guanajuato, Mexico

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Published

2021-09-30

Issue

Vol. 51 No. 4 (2021): Latin American Applied Research

Section

Heat and Mass Transfer

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