22 2 Mathematical Modelling of Processes
ϑ
1
(0) = ϑ
10
,...,ϑ
n
(0) = ϑ
n0
(2.36)
The process will be in a steady-state if
dϑ
1
dt
=
dϑ
2
dt
= ···=
dϑ
n
dt
= 0 (2.37)
Let the steady-state values of the process inputs ω
i
,ϑ
0
be given. The steady-
state temperatures inside the exchangers are
ϑ
s
1
= ϑ
s
0
+
ω
s
1
qρc
p
ϑ
s
2
= ϑ
s
1
+
ω
s
2
qρc
p
.
.
.
ϑ
s
n
= ϑ
s
n−1
+
ω
s
n
qρc
p
(2.38)
Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger
Figure 2.5 represents a single-pass, double-pipe steam-heated exchanger in
which a liquid in the inner tube is heated by condensing steam. The process
input variables are ϑ
p
(t),ϑ(0,t). The process state variable is the temperature
ϑ(σ, t). We assume the steam temperature to be a function only of time, heat
transfer only between inner and outer tube, plug flow of the liquid and zero
heat capacity of the exchanger walls. We neglect heat conduction effects in
the direction of liquid flow. It is further assumed that liquid flow, density, and
specific heat capacity are constant.
Heat balance equation on the element of exchanger length dσ can be de-
rived according to Fig. 2.6
F
σ
dσρc
p
∂ϑ
∂t
= qρc
p
ϑ −qρc
p
ϑ +
∂ϑ
∂σ
dσ
+ αF
d
dσ(ϑ
p
− ϑ) (2.39)
where
t - time variable,
σ - space variable,
ϑ = ϑ(σ, t) - liquid temperature in the inner tube,
ϑ
p
= ϑ
p
(t) - liquid temperature in the outer tube,
q - liquid volumetric flow rate in the inner tube,
ρ - liquid density in the inner tube,
α - heat transfer coefficient,