DESIGN DATA SHEET

Application Air cooled oil cooler

Equipment Detail Oil cooler
Code of Design and Construction API, HEI
Country of Installation India
Location of Installation Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
Size of the cooler 630 x 550 x 140
Heat duty of cooler 30.53 KW (26250 Kcal/hr)
Type Rectangular strip finned tubes
Service fluid Oil ISO VG-48/68
Fluid density 860 Kg/m3 @ 60 Deg C
Corrosion allowance 1.6 mm (Except tubes and fins)
No of coolers 1 No
Cooler elevation ~ 500 mm
Design Conditions (Tube side)
Operating pressure 15 bar
Flow rate of oil 80 lpm = 1.15 kg/sec
Operating temperature (In /out) 75 / 64.4 Deg C
Internal Design Pressure 15 bar (g)
MAWP 15 bar (g)
External Pressure NA (atm)
Cyclic Operation Nil
Design Temperature 100 Deg C
MDMT (Vessel and structures) 10 Deg C
Wind Loading IS 875 (Edition 1987)
Seismic Loadings IS 1893 (Edition 2002)
Radiography NA
Joint Efficiency 1
Loadings UG -22 Hydro Test.
PWHT NA
PERFORMANCE DATA
Inlet temperature of oil 75 Deg C
Required outlet temperature of oil 64.4 Deg C (For continuous operation)
Heat load 30.53 KW
Air Inlet temperature 55 Deg C
Air outlet temperature (For proposed air flow) 60 Deg C
Available air flow rate 5000 CFM = 2.36 m3/sec = 2.542 kg/sec
Overall heat transfer co efficient 87.25 W/m2 K
Calculated LMTD 11.98 Deg C
Required Heat transfer area 3.28 m2
Provided heat transfer area 3.83 m2
Calculated pressure drop 0.28 bar (g)
Allowable pressure drop 1.5 bar (g)

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 Dimensional details
Length of the tubes 630 mm
No of tubes 60 Tubes
Type of fins Strip finned
No of fins per inch 6 to 7 Nos
Wire fin dimensions 10 mm width
Tube dimensions 9.525 mm OD (3/8) x 20 SWG thickness
Thickness of fins (Wire) 0.7 mm (22 SWG)
Finned tube OD 29.53 mm ~ 30 mm
Tube plate thickness 16 mm
Cover plate thickness 6 mm
No of pass 2 pass (2 in & 2 out)
Inlet & Outlet Nozzle diameter 1 BSP 2 Each
Other frame thickness 6 mm
No of tubes per pass 15 Nos x 2 = 30 Nos
No of rows & Columns 4 Rows x 15 column
Pitch of tubes 32 mm (Triangular)
Overall length of the Cooler 630 x 550 x 140 mm
Diameter of fan required 425 mm ID with 1800 rpm

NOZZLE SCHDULE

Nozzzle Description Qty (Nos) Size Flange Class (or) OTHERS

No Type Series
N1 Inlet 1 1 1 BSP - 3000 -
N2 Outlet - 1 1 1 BSP - 3000 -
N3 Inlet 2 1 1 BSP - 3000 -
N4 Outlet -2 1 1 BSP - 3000 -
N5 Drain 1 1/2 BSP - 3000 -

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 MATERIAL OF CONSTRUCTION
Tubes Copper
FINS Strips Aluminum
FITTINGS SA 105
STUDS SA 193 GR B7
NUTS SA 194 GR 2H
GASKETS Non asbestos
TUBE PLATE IS 2062
CHANNEL IS 2062
OTHER PLATES IS 2062
BONDING TIGHT FIT

CODES TO BE FOLLOWED
DESIGN AND FABRICATION - ASME Boiler and Pressure vessel Code
SEC VIII, Div 1, Edition 2015
- API standard for Air cooler Heat exchangers
- Heat Exchanger Institute recommendations
MATERIALS ASME Sec II, Part A
WELDING RODS ASME SEC II, Part C
WELDING QUALIFICATION ASME Sec IX
NON DESTRUCTIVE EXAMINATION ASME Sec V
FITTINGS ASME B 16.11
NOZZLE LOADINGS WRC 107
WIND LOADING ASCE 7 -05 and IS 875 (Edition 1987)
SEISMIC LOADING UBC 1997 and IS 1893 (Edition 2002)
PAINTING SA 2