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ME Lab 2 - Activity 8

This document describes an experiment to determine the mean heat transfer coefficient for a double pipe heat exchanger under parallel flow conditions. It provides the objective, theory, apparatus, procedure, expected data and results, discussion questions, and example problems.

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ME Lab 2 - Activity 8

This document describes an experiment to determine the mean heat transfer coefficient for a double pipe heat exchanger under parallel flow conditions. It provides the objective, theory, apparatus, procedure, expected data and results, discussion questions, and example problems.

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ME 64 EF1/EF2

Activity 8 – Heat Transfer in a Simple, Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger in Parallel Flow Condition
Deadline: November 23, 2023

Objective: At the end of this activity, the student/s are to be able to:
- Determine the Mean Heat Transfer Coefficient for Parallel Conditions in a Simple Double-Pipe
Heat Exchanger

Theory:
(Hint – I would recommend that you state the principles of the Double Pipe Heat Exchanger and state
any advantages it might have over other types of heat exchangers)

Apparatus:
- Double-Pipe Heat Exchanger
- Stopwatch

Methods/Procedure:
1. Close all valves at first. Fill the boiler with threefourths full of tap water. Pre
heat the boiler for 30 minutes.
2. Open valves so as to let steam flow through the inner tubes. After fifteen minutes, allow the cooling
water to flow through the annular space of the two concentric tubes. By means of valves, control
the flow rate and flow direction, so that parallel flow results. Run for another 15 minutes.
3. At the beginning and end of the test section, as well as between each of the four sections, record
the temperature of the cooling water and steam.
4. Measure the flow of water, using a pan and a stop watch.
5. Close all valves again.
6. Allow the exchanger to cool about 10 minutes.
7. Make four trials by repeating steps 2 to 6 with the flow rates of both cooled water and steam held
constant for each trial.

DATA AND RESULTS


Inner pipe is schedule 40. Length is __________.
Outer pipe is schedule 40. Length is _________ .
Inside diameter of inner pipe is _______________.
Inside diameter of outer pipe is _______________.
Steam is condensing at atmospheric pressure.

Trials
Parameters
1 2 3 4 Ave
Temperature of inlet steam (Tha), C
Temperature of inlet cold water (Tca), C
Temperature of condensing steam (Thb), C
Temperature of heated water (Tcb), C
Volume of heated water collected, li
Duration of run, sec
Volumetric flow rate of water, m3/sec
( T) in C
U, KJ/hrm2C

Note that:
Heat involved in the heating of the water is
Q = m Cp (T)
Heat transfer between fluids in the exchanger may be expressed as
Q = U A ( T)ln
Calculate the over-all heat transfer coefficient from the results.

DISCUSSION OF RESULTS:

SKETCH:

OBSERVATION:

QUESTIONS TO BE ANSWERED:
1.) Differentiate between Parallel Flow, Counter Flow and Cross Flow.
CONCLUSION:

REFERENCES:

PROBLEMS:
1. Consider a very long concentric heat exchanger having hot and cold water inlet temperature of
85 and 15oC. The flow rate of the hot water is twice that of cold water. Assuming equivalent hot
and cold water specific heats, determine the hot water outlet temperature for parallel flow
condition.

2. Consider a concentric tube heat exchanger with hot and cold water inlet temperature of 200
and 35oC, respectively. The flow rates of the hot and cold fluid are 42 and 84 kg/hr, respectively.
Assume the over-all heat transfer coefficient is 180 W/m2-K. Determine:

a.) Maximum Heat Transfer Rate that could be achieved for the prescribed inlet conditions
b.) Largest Possible Heat Transfer Rate that could be achieved for the prescribed inlet
conditions if the exchanger is operated in parallel flow and is very long
c.) Effectiveness of the Heat Exchanger under the configuration at (b)

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