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Double Pipe Heat Exchanger: Experiment 9

This document summarizes an experiment using a double pipe heat exchanger. The experiment aimed to determine the overall heat transfer coefficient and verify the Dittus-Boetter equation for turbulent flow heat transfer. Experimental data was collected on the inlet and outlet temperatures of the hot and cold fluids, flow rates, time, and other parameters. Calculations were performed to determine values like heat transfer, mass flow rate, Reynolds number, Nusselt number, and heat transfer coefficients. The results found the experimental heat transfer coefficient and theoretical values to be significantly different, likely due to non-ideal conditions and inaccuracies in measuring steam rate during the experiment.

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Double Pipe Heat Exchanger: Experiment 9

This document summarizes an experiment using a double pipe heat exchanger. The experiment aimed to determine the overall heat transfer coefficient and verify the Dittus-Boetter equation for turbulent flow heat transfer. Experimental data was collected on the inlet and outlet temperatures of the hot and cold fluids, flow rates, time, and other parameters. Calculations were performed to determine values like heat transfer, mass flow rate, Reynolds number, Nusselt number, and heat transfer coefficients. The results found the experimental heat transfer coefficient and theoretical values to be significantly different, likely due to non-ideal conditions and inaccuracies in measuring steam rate during the experiment.

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Adamson University

College of Engineering
Chemical Engineering Department
Unit Operations Lab

Experiment 9

Double Pipe Heat


Exchanger

Submitted By:
Jelain A. Humarang

Submitted To:
Engr. Rugi Vicente Rubi

INTRODUCTION
In a heat exchanger, heat is transferred from hot fluid to cold fluid through metal wall
which generally separates these fluids. Heat transfer through metal wall is always by conduction
while on both sides of the metal wall, heat transfer is generally by convection. Resistance
offered to heat transfer by the metal wall is negligible as compared to resistance offered by
convection.
The experiment aims to determine the overall heat transfer coefficient making rise of
logarithmic mean temperature difference, moreover, to verify the Dittus-Boetter equation for
turbulent flow heat transfer, all with the use of double pipe heat exchanger.

EXPERIMENTAL DATA
Pipe Dimensions Diameter
Outlet: 2 in. schedule 40

52.50 mm

Inlet: in. schedule 40

20.93 mm

TH =

115 +65
=90
2

TC =

23+ 33
2

= 29.5

H20 Properties:
At 90

=964.99 kg/m

C p =4.224

At 29.5 :

KJ
.k
kg

+995.97 kg /m

C p =4.183

k=0.6781 w/mk

KJ
.k
kg

N pr=2.01

K= 0.6153 w/mk

N pr=5.54

Volume of
each tank
between
the bottom
and middle
tank
Valve
Opening
114

Hot

Run

Inlet

Cold

Outlet

( )
1
2
3
4

117
132
132
148

Inlet

Outlet

67
47
38
42

27
28
28
28

35
41
32
39

Time
(s)

Volume
(L)

10
10
10
10

4.7
3.95
2.25
4.7

Qc

Vc

Vn

15.71
25.351
7.734
21.534

0.075
0.081
0.020
0.046

0.072
0.072
0.072
0.072

0.056
0.061
0.015
0.035

3051.383
3333.673
927.617
2261.79

hi
565.74
601.79
216.33
441.15

NU
17.49
18.69
6.74
13.73

V theoretical
11.49
11.38
11.13
11.49

T m=

(11533 )( 6526)
11533
1n
6526

Tm
57.87
45.79
39.17
46.40

=57.87

V experimental
23.645
29.657
34.887
29.534

Q=UiAiTm
13710 J/S = Ui (3.2 ) (57.86)
Ui= 23.645

W
2
m k

; Experimental

Sample Computations
Qc mc p T
3

1m
Qc= (0.47L ( 1000 L (995.97

kg
3
m )) (4.183

KJ

kg . k (308k-300k)

Qc= 15.66 KJ/s

H= mc p T
Q

15.66 KJ/s = m (4.224

KJ

kg . k )(117-68)

m=0.075 kg/S

DV

q N =

0.02093(0.0465)(964.99)
0.322 x 103

0.0525m

m
0.02628

Vc=
2

0.47 L
1 m3
(
)(
)
S
1000 L

= 2916.68

m
0.02093

2( )
VH= 964.99 kg
m3
0.075 kg
s

17.462 k 17.462(0.6781)
=
=565.74 w/m2 k
D
0.02093

hi=

1
=0.0084
564.86 ( )(0.02093)(3.2)

Ri=

NRe

0.02622( 0.072)(995.97)
0.815 x 103

DV
=

= 2319.85

N
N pr
Nu=0.293(

0.8
19.67 k 19.67 (0.6153)
=
=461.59 w /m 2 k
D
0.02622

ho=

Ro= ho A o

. u i Ai

1
=0.0082
461.59( )(3.2)( 0.02628)

1
1
do
1
+
+ ln +
hi A i 2 kL
d i ho Ao
.1

. U i(3.2 )(0.02628)
2

=0.0084+

1
0.02628
ln
+0.0082
3
2 (3.2)(3.44 x 10 ) 0.02093

. U i=11.49 w/m k ; Theoretical

DISCUSSION OF RESULT
The Experimental data obtained are evidently of significant difference as compared to
the hypothetical data. This has to be due to the number of non-ideal situations encountered
while recording such data and performing the experimentation. The recorded data for steam
rate, for one, may have been inaccurate due to leaks on the channel. A Wilson plot was used to
generalize the experimental and theoretical values.

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