Chapter 5: Heat exchangers-

Exercises
Course: Food Engineering 2
GV: TS Nguyễn Thị Lê Liên
Khoa: KT Hóa Học – BM Quá Trình & Thiết Bị

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Exercise 5.1
• A double-pipe heat exchanger is constructed of a copper (k 380 W/m
· °C) inner tube of internal diameter Di 1.2 cm and external diameter
Do 1.6 cm and an outer tube of diameter 3.0 cm. The convection
heat transfer coefficient is reported to be hi 700 W/m2 · °C on the
inner surface of the tube and ho 1400 W/m2 · °C on its outer surface.
For a fouling factor Rf, i 0.0005 m2 · °C/W on the tube side and Rf, o
0.0002 m2 · °C/W on the shell side, determine (a) the thermal
resistance of the heat exchanger per unit length and (b) the overall
heat transfer coefficients Ui and Uo based on the inner and outer
surface areas of the tube, respectively.

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Exercise 5.2
Steam in the condenser of a steam power plant is to be
condensed at a temperature of 50°C (hfg = 2305 kJ/kg) with
cooling water (Cp = 4180 J/kg · °C) from a nearby lake, which
enters the tubes of the condenser at 18°C and leaves at 27°C.
The surface area of the tubes is 58 m2 , and the overall heat
transfer coefficient is 2400 W/m2 · °C. Determine the mass flow
rate of the cooling water needed and the rate of condensation
of the steam in the condenser.
Answers: 101 kg/s, 1.65 kg/s

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Exercise 5.3
A double-pipe parallel-flow heat exchanger is to heat water (Cp =
4180 J/kg · °C) from 25°C to 60°C at a rate of 0.2kg/s. The heating is to
be accomplished by geothermal water (Cp = 4310 J/kg · °C) available at
140°C at a mass flow rate of 0.3 kg/s. The inner tube is thin-walled and
has a diameter of 0.8 cm. If the overall heat transfer coefficient of the
heat exchanger is 550 W/m2 · °C, determine the length of the heat
exchanger required to achieve the desired heating.

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Exercise 5.4
• A test is conducted to determine the overall heat transfer coefficient
in a shell-and-tube oil-to-water heat exchanger that has 24 tubes of
internal diameter 1.2 cm and length 2 m in a single shell. Cold water
(Cp 4180 J/kg · °C) enters the tubes at 20°C at a rate of 5 kg/s and
leaves at 55°C. Oil (Cp 2150 J/kg · °C) flows through the shell and is
cooled from 120°C to 45°C. Determine the overall heat transfer
coefficient Ui of this heat exchanger based on the inner surface area
of the tubes.
Answer: 13.9 kW/m2 · °C

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Exercise 5.5
• A double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger is to cool ethylene glycol
(Cp = 2560 J/kg · °C) flowing at a rate of 3.5 kg/s from 80°C to 40°C by
water (Cp = 4180 J/kg · °C) that enters at 20°C and leaves at 55°C. The
overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area of
the tube is 250 W/m2 · °C. Determine (a) the rate of heat transfer, (b)
the mass flow rate of water, and (c) the heat transfer surface area on
the inner side of the tube

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Exercise 5.6
• Consider a water-to-water double-pipe heat exchanger whose flow
arrangement is not known. The temperature measurements indicate
that the cold water enters at 20°C and leaves at 50°C, while the hot
water enters at 80°C and leaves at 45°C. Do you think this is a
parallel-flow or counter-flow heat exchanger? Explain

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 Exercise 5.7
• Air (Cp = 1005 J/kg · °C) is to be preheated by hot exhaust
gases in a cross-flow heat exchanger before it enters the
furnace. Air enters the heat exchanger at 95 kPa and 20°C at
a rate of 0.8 m3/s. The combustion gases (Cp = 1100 J/kg°C)
enter at 180°C at a rate of 1.1 kg/s and leave at 95°C. The
product of the overall heat transfer coefficient and the heat
transfer surface area is AU = 1200 W/°C. Assuming both
fluids to be unmixed, determine the rate of heat transfer
and the outlet temperature of the air

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Exercise 5.8
• A cross flow heat exchanger with a tube bank of 10 tube depth uses
hot flue gases to heat water flowing inside the tubes. The tubes are
of 50 mm ID and 58 mm OD made of material of conductivity 47
W/mK. The tubes are arranged in a square array of pitch of 95 mm.
The hot gases at 280°C approach the bank with a velocity of 10 m/s.
The velocity of water inside is 1.2 m/s. The water entry is at 40°C.
Assume that water is pressurised and boiling does not occur.
Determine the overall heat transfer coefficient

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Exercise 5.9
• A heat exchanger of the counter flow type with inlet temperatures of
hot and cold fluids of 200°C and 50°C gave outlet temperature of
100°C for both fluids when the surfaces were clean. After some
extended use for the same flow rate and inlet temperatures, the hot
fluid outlet was 120°C. Determine the percentage change in the value
overall heat transfer coefficient and the heat transfer

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Exercise 5.10
• A clean heat exchanger of counter flow type gave the following inlet
and outlet temperatures for the hot and cold fluids. 200°C, 50°C and
100° for both. If the overall heat transfer coefficient decreased to
80% of the original value due to fouling determine the outlet
temperature of the fluids

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Exercise 5.11
• A chemical solution with a specific heat of 3200 J/kg K at 100°C is to
be cooled to 60°C at a rate of 30,000 kg/hr using cold water at 30°C
with its outlet limited to 50°C. It the overall heat transfer coefficient
has a value of 260 W/m2 K, determine the area required for (i)
counter flow (ii) parallel flow and (iii) one shell pass and four tube
pass arrangements.

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Exercise 5.12
A shell-and-tube heat exchanger with 2-shell passes and 12-tube
passes is used to heat water (Cp = 4180 J/kg · °C) in the tubes from
20°C to 70°C at a rate of 4.5 kg/s. Heat is supplied by hot oil (Cp = 2300
J/kg · °C) that enters the shell side at 170°C at a rate of 10 kg/s. For a
tube-side overall heat transfer coefficient of 600 W/m2 · °C, determine
the heat transfer surface area on the tube side.

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Exercise 5.13
• A cross flow heat exchanger of area 4.71 m2 has a heat transfer rate
of 6.6 kW, when heating 0.14 kg/s of air from 20°C using hot gases at
90°C, the overall heat transfer coefficient being 82 m2 K. The gas flow
rate is 1.33 times the air flow rate. Determine the area required for
maintaining the same heat flow rate when cold air rate and inlet
temperatures are maintained but the gas flow rate is changed to (i)
the same as air flow rate (2) twice the air flow rate. Assume both
fluids unmixed, and property values of gas to be equal to that of air.

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 Exercise 5.14
• A shell-and-tube heat exchanger with 2-shell passes
and 8-tube passes is used to heat ethyl alcohol (Cp =
2670 J/kg · °C) in the tubes from 25°C to 70°C at a rate
of 2.1 kg/s. The heating is to be done by water (Cp =
4190 J/kg · °C) that enters the shell side at 95°C and
leaves at 45°C. If the overall heat transfer coefficient is
950 W/m2 · °C, determine the heat transfer surface
area of the heat exchanger

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Exercise 5.15
• A shell-and-tube heat exchanger with 2-shell passes and 12-tube
passes is used to heat water (Cp 4180 J/kg · °C) with ethylene glycol
(Cp 2680 J/kg · °C). Water enters the tubes at 22°C at a rate of 0.8
kg/s and leaves at 70°C. Ethylene glycol enters the shell at 110°C and
leaves at 60°C. If the overall heat transfer coefficient based on the
tube side is 280 W/m2 · °C, determine the rate of heat transfer and
the heat transfer surface area on the tube side

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 Exercise 5.16
• Hot oil (Cp = 2200 J/kg · °C) is to be cooled by water
(Cp=4180 J/kg · °C) in a 2-shell-pass and 12-tube-pass
heat exchanger. The tubes are thin-walled and are made
of copper with a diameter of 1.8 cm. The length of each
tube pass in the heat exchanger is 3 m, and the overall
heat transfer coefficient is 340 W/m2 · °C. Water flows
through the tubes at a total rate of 0.1 kg/s, and the oil
through the shell at a rate of 0.2 kg/s. The water and the
oil enter at temperatures 18°C and 160°C, respectively.
Determine the rate of heat transfer in the heat exchanger
and the outlet temperatures of the water and the oil

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Exercise 5.17
• The evaporator of an air conditioner operates at 5°C. The cooling rate
required is 10 kW. Air at 26°C is to be cooled to 12°C for the
conditioning process. The value of overall heat transfer coefficient is
96 W/m2 K. Determine the area required. The unit is cross flow type
with finned tubes. Assume that condensation does not occur. During
mild weather the load reduces to 6 kW. The air flow rate and inlet
temperatures remain unaltered. Determine the evaporation
temperature for steady state operation at this load.

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