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Chapter 13-LMTD

The document discusses methods for analyzing heat exchangers, including calculating the log mean temperature difference and effectiveness-NTU method. It provides two examples of applying these methods: determining the cooling water flow rate and steam condensation rate in a condenser, and calculating the length of a counter-flow heat exchanger needed to heat water from 20°C to 80°C.

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Chapter 13-LMTD

The document discusses methods for analyzing heat exchangers, including calculating the log mean temperature difference and effectiveness-NTU method. It provides two examples of applying these methods: determining the cooling water flow rate and steam condensation rate in a condenser, and calculating the length of a counter-flow heat exchanger needed to heat water from 20°C to 80°C.

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ANALYSIS OF HEAT EXCHANGERS

• select a heat exchanger that will


achieve a specified temperature
change in a fluid stream
• predict the outlet temperatures
of the hot and cold fluid
streams
• log mean temperature
difference (or LMTD)
• effectiveness–NTU method
LOG MEAN TEMPERATURE
DIFFERENCE METHOD
• temperature difference between the hot and cold fluids varies along the heat
exchanger
LMTD
The Condensation of Steam in a
Condenser
• Steam in the condenser of a power plant is
to be condensed at a temperature of 30°C
with cooling water from a nearby lake, which
enters the tubes of the condenser at 14°C
and leaves at 22°C. The surface area of the
tubes is 45 m2, and the overall heat transfer
coefficient is 2100 W/m2 · °C. Determine the
mass flow rate of the cooling water needed
and the rate of condensation of the steam in
the condenser.
• hfg = 2431 kJ/kg Cp = 4.187 J/kg · °C
Heating Water in a Counter-Flow
Heat Exchanger
• A counter-flow double-pipe heat exchanger is
to heat water from 20°C to 80°C at a rate of 1.2
kg/s. The heating is to be accomplished by
geothermal water available at 160°C at a mass
flow rate of 2 kg/s. The inner tube is thin-
walled and has a diameter of 1.5 cm. If the
overall heat transfer coefficient of the heat
exchanger is 640 W/m2 · °C, determine the
length of the heat exchanger required to
achieve the desired heating.
• specific heats of water and geothermal fluid
4.18 and 4.31 kJ/kg · °C

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