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Tutorial 4 Heat Exchangers

The document is a tutorial for a Heat Transfer course, focusing on heat exchanger calculations. It includes various problems related to concentric tube heat exchangers, shell and tube heat exchangers, and cross flow heat exchangers, requiring calculations of heat transfer areas, outlet temperatures, and overall heat transfer coefficients. Each problem provides specific parameters and conditions for solving the heat transfer scenarios.

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Tutorial 4 Heat Exchangers

The document is a tutorial for a Heat Transfer course, focusing on heat exchanger calculations. It includes various problems related to concentric tube heat exchangers, shell and tube heat exchangers, and cross flow heat exchangers, requiring calculations of heat transfer areas, outlet temperatures, and overall heat transfer coefficients. Each problem provides specific parameters and conditions for solving the heat transfer scenarios.

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SCHOOL OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING Page 1 of 3

COURSE: Heat Transfer LECTURER: Mrs. A. Singh DATE

TOPIC: Tutorial 4: Heat Exchanger Calculations 2 April 2025

1. A concentric tube heat exchanger is used to cool lubricating oil for a large diesel
engine. Cooling water flows through the inner stainless steel (k = 16 W/m.K) tube
which has a diameter of 30 mm, at a rate of 0.3 kg/s. The flow rate of oil in the
annulus (outer tube radius is 50 mm) is 0.15 kg/s. Assume fully developed flow.
If the oil is to be cooled from 90 0C to 50 0C and the inlet water temperature is 10
0C, calculate:

a) The tube length for parallel flow.


b) The tube length for counter flow.
c) The heat transfer area for a single pass cross flow heat exchanger with both
streams unmixed operating under the conditions specified.

2. A concentric tube heat exchanger of length 2 m is used to thermally process a


pharmaceutical product flowing at a mean velocity of 0.1 m/s with an inlet
temperature of 20 0C. The inner tube of diameter 10mm is thin walled, whilst the
exterior of the outer tube is well insulated. Water flows in the annular region
between the tubes at a mean velocity of 0.2 m/s with an inlet temperature of 60 0C.
a) Determine the value of the overall heat transfer coefficient.
b) Determine the mean outlet temperature of the pharmaceutical product
when the heat exchanger is operated in counterflow mode
c) Determine the mean outlet temperature of the pharmaceutical product
when the heat exchanger operates in parallel flow

Properties of the pharmaceutical product

Density (kg/m3) 1100


Heat capacity (J/kg.K) 2460
Thermal conductivity (W/m.K) 0.25
ν (m2/s) 10 x 10-6

Evaluate properties of water at 50 0C

3. A shell and tube heat exchanger is used to heat 10 000 kg/h of pressurised water
from 35 0C to 120 0C. The heating medium is also pressurised water which enters
the heat exchanger at 300 0C and at a rate of 5000 kg/h. The heat exchanger has
two shell passes and four tube passes. Given that the overall heat transfer
coefficient is 1500 W/m2.K, calculate the required heat exchange area using the
LMTD method and the ε – NTU method. Compare your answers.

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COURSE: Heat Transfer LECTURER: Mrs. A. Singh DATE

TOPIC: Tutorial 4: Heat Exchanger Calculations 2 April 2025

4. A single pass cross flow heat exchanger uses hot exhaust gases to heat water (mass
flow rate of 3kg/s) from 30 to 80 0C. You may assume that the exhaust gases have
thermophysical properties that are similar to air. They enter the heat exchanger at
225 0C and leave at 100 0C. If the overall heat transfer coefficient is 200 W/m2.K,
what is the required surface area? Note that the gas stream is mixed and the water
is not.

5. A shell and tube heat exchanger is used to cool and condense 1.5 kg/s of saturated
steam, which is at a pressure of 0.51 bar. The vapour is completely condensed to
saturated liquid using water, which enters the thin-walled tubes at 17 0C and
leaves at 57 0C. The overall heat transfer co-efficient is known to be 2000 W/m2.K.
a) Calculate the effectiveness.
b) Calculate the required heat transfer area.
c) Calculate the water flow rate.

6. Saturated steam at 1 atm enters the shell side of a shell and tube heat exchanger
having 2 tube passes and 1 shell pass, where it is condensed. There are 30 tubes,
with a tube length of 6 m. Cooling water enters the unit at 15.5 0C and at a flow
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rate of 255 ℓ/min. The tubes are 4 inch schedule 60 steel pipes with inner and
outer diameters of 15.6 and 26.7 mm respectively. The heat transfer co-efficient for
the condensing steam is 11350 W/m2.K and that of the water is 7840 W/m2.K. The
fouling resistance has been estimated at 8.8 x 10-5 m2.K/W.
a) What is the exit temperature of the water?
b) What is the rate of condensation of the steam?
Thermal conductivity of steel = 45 W/m.K

7. Water, flowing at a rate of 0.05 kg/s, enters a radiator at 400 K and needs to be
cooled to 330 K. Air in cross flow is used to cool the water. The exit temperature
of the air is 300 K and it flows through at 0.75 kg/s. Given that the overall heat
transfer coefficient is 200 W/m2.K, what heat transfer area is required to cool the
water to the desired temperature. Note that both fluids are unmixed.
Heat capacity of the water = 4209 J/kg.K
Heat capacity of the air = 1006 J/kg.K

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COURSE: Heat Transfer LECTURER: Mrs. A. Singh DATE

TOPIC: Tutorial 4: Heat Exchanger Calculations 2 April 2025

8. A feedwater heater that supplies a boiler consists of a shell and tube heat
exchanger with one shell pass and two tube passes. One hundred thin walled
tubes of diameter 20 mm and length per pass of 2 m are used. Under normal
operating conditions, water enters the tubes at 10 kg/s and 290 K, and is heated by
condensing saturated steam at 1 atm on the outer surface of the tubes. The
convection coefficient on the steam side is 10 000 W/m2.K. Determine the water
outlet temperature.

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