Scribd
Upload
60 views4 pages

12 - Problems-1 2

1. A double-pipe heat exchanger is used to cool engine oil from 100°C to 60°C by transferring heat to water flowing at 30°C and exiting at 40.2°C. 2. The heat exchanger transfer rate and properties of oil and water are used to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient. 3. Using the log mean temperature difference calculation for countercurrent flow, the required length of the heat exchanger is determined to be 68.1 meters.

Uploaded by

cris p
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
60 views4 pages

12 - Problems-1 2

1. A double-pipe heat exchanger is used to cool engine oil from 100°C to 60°C by transferring heat to water flowing at 30°C and exiting at 40.2°C. 2. The heat exchanger transfer rate and properties of oil and water are used to calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient. 3. Using the log mean temperature difference calculation for countercurrent flow, the required length of the heat exchanger is determined to be 68.1 meters.

Uploaded by

cris p
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 4

1.

A double-pipe heat exchanger is used to cool down engine lubricant oil from a large gas
turbine. The cooling water flow through the inner tube (Di = 25 mm) is 0.2 kg/s, while the oil
flow through the annulus (Do = 45 mm) is 0.1 kg/s. The inlet temperatures are 100 and 30 ºC for
oil and water, respectively. What should be the length of the exchanger to obtain an oil
temperature at the outlet of 60 ºC?

Energy balance

q  m h  c p ,h  Th ,i  Th ,o  = 8527 W
annulus inner tube
Engine oil water
Fluid Hot Cold
Tin (ºC) 100 30

q  m c  c p ,c  Tc ,o  Tc ,i 
Tout (ºC) 60
m (kg/s) 0.1 0.2 Tc,o = 40.2 ºC
Tav (ºC) 80 35.1
Tav (K) 353.2 308.3

Physical Properties
 (kg/m3) 851.9 993.7
q  U  A·Tlm
cp(j/kg.K) 2131.8 4178
 (N.s/m2) 0.032272 0.00072016
Pr 497.68 4.8172 Driving force
k(W/m.K) 0.138 0.62528
1. A double-pipe heat exchanger is used to cool down engine lubricant oil from a large gas
turbine. The cooling water flow through the inner tube (Di = 25 mm) is 0.2 kg/s, while the oil
flow through the annulus (Do = 45 mm) is 0.1 kg/s. The inlet temperatures are 100 and 30 ºC for
oil and water, respectively. What should be the length of the exchanger to obtain an oil
temperature at the outlet of 60 ºC?
Driving force
q  U  A·Tlm T1  T2
annulus inner tube
Tlm 
Fluid
Engine oil
Hot
water
Cold ln  T1 T2 
Tin (ºC) 100 30
Tout (ºC) 60 40.2
m (kg/s) 0.1 0.2
Tav (ºC) 80 35.1 Th,in
Tav (K) 353.2 308.3

Tc,out Th,out
Physical Properties
r (kg/m3) 851.9 993.7
cp(j/kg.K) 2131.8 4178
m (N.s/m2) 0.032272 0.00072016 Tc,in
Pr 497.68 4.8172 T1
k(W/m.K) 0.138 0.62528
T2

Counterflow: dT1=100‐40.2=59.8K; dT2=60‐30=30K; LMTD=43.2K


+8%!!!
Parallel flow: dT1=100‐30=70K; dT2=60‐40.2=19.8K; LMTD=39.8K
U??? Inner tube (water): Forced convection, internal flow

VD mD
ReD   = 14144 Turbulent: Dittus‐Boelter
 Across  

Nu D  0.023  ReD4 5  Pr n = 0.023*(9.78e4^0.8)*(4.817^0.4) = 90.2

Nu = h*D/k ‐> h = 90.2*0.625/0.025 = 2256.5 W/m2.K

Outer tube (oil): Forced convection, internal flow, annulus geometry


Dh = Do‐Di = 0.045‐0.025= 0.02m; Across = *(Do^2‐Di^2)/4 = 0.0011m2
VD mD
ReD   = 56.4 Laminar
 Across  
Di/Do=0.555
Nu(i) = 5.65
Nu(i) = h*Dh/k ‐> h = 39.0 W/m2.K
U??? neglected

1 1 1 1 R f ,i R f ,0 1
   Rtot    Rwall  
UA U i Ai U 0 A0 hi  Ai Ai A0 h0 A0

0.0001 0.0009
Fouling
Rf,i 0.0001m2.K/W
Rf,o 0.0009m2.K/W
1/hi 0.0004m2.K/W
hi = 2256.5W/m2.K
1/ho 0.0256m2.K/W ho = 39.0 W/m2.K
U 36.92W/m2.K

U = 36.92 W/m2.K

q  U  A·Tlm
L = 68.1 m
A = *Di*L
Parallel flow???
LMTD=39.8K
U = 36.92 W/m2.K

L = 74 m (+8.7%!)

You might also like