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    Describe The Difference in The Temperature Profiles For Counter-Flow and Parallel Flow Heat Exchangers. Counter Flow Heat Exchangers

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    This document discusses heat exchangers and calculating the log mean temperature difference (LMTD). It describes how counter-flow heat exchangers have opposite fluid flow directions, allowing the cold fluid outlet temperature to approach the hot fluid inlet temperature. Parallel flow exchangers have the same fluid flow direction, resulting in a larger temperature difference at the ends. The document also shows calculations for LMTD of a counter-flow heat exchanger and the overall heat transfer coefficient of a tube in a condenser.

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    Describe The Difference in The Temperature Profiles For Counter-Flow and Parallel Flow Heat Exchangers. Counter Flow Heat Exchangers

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    This document discusses heat exchangers and calculating the log mean temperature difference (LMTD). It describes how counter-flow heat exchangers have opposite fluid flow directions, allowing the cold fluid outlet temperature to approach the hot fluid inlet temperature. Parallel flow exchangers have the same fluid flow direction, resulting in a larger temperature difference at the ends. The document also shows calculations for LMTD of a counter-flow heat exchanger and the overall heat transfer coefficient of a tube in a condenser.

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    This document discusses heat exchangers and calculating the log mean temperature difference (LMTD). It describes how counter-flow heat exchangers have opposite fluid flow directions, allowing the cold fluid outlet temperature to approach the hot fluid inlet temperature. Parallel flow exchangers have the same fluid flow direction, resulting in a larger temperature difference at the ends. The document also shows calculations for LMTD of a counter-flow heat exchanger and the overall heat transfer coefficient of a tube in a condenser.

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    1.

    Describe the difference in the temperature profiles for counter-flow and parallel flow heat
    exchangers.

    Counter flow heat exchangers

    Counter flow heat exchanger has the direction of the flow of the fluids is opposite to the
    direction to the flow of the other fluid. In counter flow exchanger, Tc out will exceed Th out
    and there is less restriction. The heat transfer is restricted by the cold stream’s inlet
    temperature Tc in, this makes the outlet temperature of the cold fluid can approach the
    highest temperature of the inlet hot fluid. Also, in this exchanger more uniform temperature
    difference between the two fluids in counter flow exchanger minimizes the thermal stress
    and produces a more uniform rate of heat transfer through the heat exchanger.

    Parallel Flow heat exchanger

    While in parallel flow heat exchanger, both hot and cold fluids in the heat exchanger
    flow in the same direction. In parallel flow exchanger, the cold stream Tc out is always lesser
    than the hot stream outlet Th out. Therefore, the heat transfer is restricted by the cold
    stream’s outlet temperature. There is a large temperature difference at the ends causes
    large thermal stresses. The temperature of the cold fluid exiting the heat exchanger never
    surpass the lowest temperature of the hot fluid. This cause under a comparable condition,
    more heat is transferred in a counter flow exchanger than in a parallel flow heat exchanger.

    Therefore, in the counter flow heat exchanger LMTD is always higher than LMTD in the
    parallel flow exchanger and this makes the heat transfer in a counter flow exchanger will be
    higher than the parallel flow heat exchanger.

    To make it simple, Parallel flow heat exchangers have a large temperature difference at
    the inlet and a small temperature difference at the outlet, while counter flow heat
    exchangers have an even temperature difference across the heat transfer length.

    2. Given the temperature changes across a heat exchanger, CALCULATE the log mean
    temperature difference for the heat exchanger.

    A liquid-to liquid counterflow heat exchanger is used. The heat exchanger is used to heat a
    cold fluid from 140˚F to 360˚F. Assuming that the hot fluids enters at 540˚F and leaves at
    440˚F. Calculate the LMTD for the exchanger

    Solution:

    ∆ T 2=440˚ F−140 ˚ F = 300˚F

    ∆ T 1=540 ˚ F−360 ˚ F = 180˚F

    ( ∆ T 2−∆ T 1 )
    ∆ T lm=
    ∆T2
    ln ( )
    ∆T1

    (300 ˚ F−180 ˚ F)
    ¿ =240 ˚ F
    300 ˚ F
    ln( 180 ˚ F )
    3. Given the formulas for calculating the conduction and convection heat transfer
    coefficients, CALCULATE the overall heat transfer coefficient of a system.

    A tube from condenser under following conditions. ∆ T lm=240 ˚ F the outer diameter of
    copper is 0,8 in with a wall thickness o 0,2 in. Assume the inner convective heat transfer
    coefficient is 2400 Btu/hr-ft^2-˚F, and the thermal conductivity of the copper is 178,5 Btu/hr-
    ft-˚F. The outer convective heat transfer coefficient is 1800 Btu/hr-ft^2-˚F. Calculate the
    overall heat transfer coefficient of the tube. 0,000416 + 0,0000934+0,0005

    Known:

    h1 =2400 Btu /hr−ft 2−˚ F

    h2 =1800 Btu /hr −ft 2−˚ F

    ∆ r =0,2∈¿

    k =178,5 Btu /hr−ft−˚ F .

    Solution:
    1
    Uo=
    1 ∆r 1
    + +
    h1 k h2
    1
    Uo=
    1 1 ft 1 Btu
    +0,2∈ ¿ + =990 ¿
    2400 178,5 12 1800 hr−ft 2−˚ F

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