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The document contains 11 problems related to heat transfer during phase change processes like condensation and boiling. The problems involve calculating heat transfer coefficients, condensation/boiling rates, and film thicknesses for systems involving the condensation of steam on tubes and the boiling of water in kettles. They require applying equations for heat transfer during phase change to analyze heat exchangers, condensers, and boiling vessels.

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Condensation and Boiling 1

The document contains 11 problems related to heat transfer during phase change processes like condensation and boiling. The problems involve calculating heat transfer coefficients, condensation/boiling rates, and film thicknesses for systems involving the condensation of steam on tubes and the boiling of water in kettles. They require applying equations for heat transfer during phase change to analyze heat exchangers, condensers, and boiling vessels.

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TRANSPORT PHENOMENA CHE411A

HEAT TRANSFER WITH CHANGE OF PHASE


Condensation and Boiling
PROBLEMS
1. Steam saturated at 68.9 kPa is condensing on a vertical tube 0.305m long having an OD of 0.0254m
and a surface temperature of 86.11°C. Calculate the average heat transfer coefficient.
2. Saturated steam condenses on the outside of a 5 cm diameter vertical tube, 50 cm high. If the
saturation temperature of the steam is 302K, and cooling water maintains the wall temperature at 299K,
determine: (a) the average heat transfer coefficient, (b) the total condensation rate, and (c) the film
thickness at the bottom of the tube.
3. Air free saturated steam at 85°C condenses on the other surfaces of 225 horizontal tubes of 1.27 cm
OD, arranged in a 15 x 15 array. Tube surfaces are maintained at a uniform temperature of 75°C.
Calculate the condensate rate per one meter length of tube.
4. Air free saturated steam at 90°C condenses on the outer surfaces of 2.5- cm OD 6 m long vertical tube,
where outer surface temperature is maintained at a uniform temperature of 60°C. Calculate the total
rate of condensation of steam at the total surface.
5. Water is being boiled at 1 atm abs pressure in a jacketed kettle with steam condensing in the jacket at
115.6°C. The inside diameter of the kettle is 0.656 m and the height is 0.984 m. The bottom is slightly
curved bit it will be assumed to be flat. Both the bottom and the sides up to the height of 0.656 m are
jacketed. The kettle surface for heat transfer is 3.2 mm stainless steel with a k of 16.27 W/m.K. The
condensing steam coefficient hi inside the jacket has been estimated as 10200 W/m.K. Predict the
boiling heat transfer coefficient h o for the bottom surface of the kettle.
6. A vessel with a flat bottom and 0.1m2 in area is used for boiling water at atmospheric pressure. Find the
temperature at which the vessel must be maintained if a boiling rate of 80kg/hr is desired. Assume that
the vessel is made of copper and boiling is nucleate. Take ρ v= 0.6 kg/m3.
7. Calculate the heat transfer coefficient and the mass flow rate during stable film boiling of water from 0.9
cm diameter horizontal carbon tube. The water is saturated and at 100°C. The tube surface is 1000°C.
8. A horizontal shell and tube condenser is to be used to condensate saturated ammonia wapor at 145
lbf/in2 absolute (Th= 82°F). The condenser has 19 steel tubes, (1.5 in OD, 1.3 in ID), 14 ft long through
which cooling water is flowing. The tubes are arranged hexagonally on 2-in centers. The latent heat of
ammonia at these conditions may be taken as 500 BTU/lb. The cooling water enters at 70°C.
Determine the capacity of the condenser for these conditions.
9. Steam at 100°C condenses on the outside of a horizontal tube of 0.15 m diameter maintained at 95°C.
Calculate the heat transfer rate per unit length of pipe. Compare the value of average convection
coefficient for horizontal pipe from a vertical pipe.
10. A plate type of condenser is of side L x 2L. It was designed to be kept with side of length 2L in the
vertical position. But by oversight, the side of length L was kept vertical. If other conditions are the
same, determine the change in heat transfer if any. Assume laminar conditions on both.
11. A plate condenser is designed to be kept vertical. Due to site conditions, it is to be kept at 30°C to be
vertical. Determine the change in heat transfer, assuming that other conditions remain unchanged.

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