Learn the key factors to consider when choosing between an air-cooled heat exchanger or a shell and tube heat exchanger. This video discusses availability of fluids, temperature approach, heat duty, plant area requirements, and energy consumption to help determine the best option.
Whether you work in process engineering, plant design, or operations, understanding how to evaluate these critical selection criteria will help you optimize your system design. Break down the complex tradeoffs around equipment size, energy use, and process parameters.
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So we have a fluid that we need to be cooled down? Which piece of equipment shall we use? Shall we use a heat exchanger which is in most cases a shell and tube exchanger, cooling with water or another fluid? Or shall we use an air-cooled heat exchanger, cooling with air fans? This depends on many factors. So to answer this question, let’s investigate them.
▬ Contents of this video ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
0:00 - Intro
0:29- Coolant Availability
1:20- Temperature Approach
2:56- Examples choosing cooler type based on approach
4:01- Plot area
5:03- Power Availability
5:35- Conclusion