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Problems of Heat Exchangers

The document discusses various heat exchanger problems, including calculations for mass flow rates, heat transfer rates, and overall heat transfer coefficients for different configurations such as shell-and-tube and double-pipe heat exchangers. It provides specific examples with given parameters and solutions for each scenario. The document covers a range of applications involving steam power plants, geothermal heating, and cooling processes using oil and water.

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Problems of Heat Exchangers

The document discusses various heat exchanger problems, including calculations for mass flow rates, heat transfer rates, and overall heat transfer coefficients for different configurations such as shell-and-tube and double-pipe heat exchangers. It provides specific examples with given parameters and solutions for each scenario. The document covers a range of applications involving steam power plants, geothermal heating, and cooling processes using oil and water.

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Heat exchangers

1- 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.

2- 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 0.2 kg/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. Answer: 25,5 m.

3- 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 K.

4- 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. Answers: 103 kW. 133 °C.

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5- 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. Answer: 15 m2.

6- 6º. Repeat the problem 5, for a mass flow rate of 2 kg/s for water. Answer: 6,05 m2.

7- 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 90°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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8- 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. Answers: 160.5 kW.
15.6 m2.

9- 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. Answers: 36.2 kW, 104.6
°C, 77.7°C
10- Hot oil is to be cooled by water in a 1-shell-pass and 8-tube-passes heat
exchanger. The tubes are thin-walled and are made of copper with an internal
diameter of 1.4 cm. The length of each tube pass in the heat exchanger is 5 m,
and the overall heat transfer coefficient is 310 W/m2 · °C. Water flows through
the tubes at a rate of 0.2 kg/s, and the oil through the shell at a rate of 0.3 kg/s.
The water and the oil enter at temperatures of 20°C and 150°C, respectively.
Determine the rate of heat transfer in the heat exchanger and the outlet
temperatures of the water and the oil. Answers: 38.2 kW, 64.3 °C, 90.2 °C.

11- A cross-flow heat exchanger consists of 40 thinwalled tubes of 1-cm diameter


located in a duct of 1 m x 1 m cross-section. There are no fins attached to the
tubes. Cold water (Cp = 4180 J/kg · °C) enters the tubes at 18°C with an average
velocity of 3 m/s, while hot air (Cp = 1010 J/kg · °C) enters the channel at 130°C
and 105 kPa at an average velocity of 12 m/s. If the overall heat transfer
coefficient is 130 W/m2 · °C, determine the rate of heat transfer and the outlet
temperatures of both fluids.
Calculate efficiency through the formula shown below (c=Cmin/Cmax):

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