Tut 4 Heat Exchangers

2017-18
MECE 411: Heat & Mass Transfer

Tutorial Sheet 4: Heat Exchangers
1 A double-pipe heat exchanger is constructed of a copper (k= 380 W/m.0C) inner tube
of internal diameter Di= 1.2 cm and external diameter Do =1.6 cm and an outer tube of
diameter 3.0 cm. The convection heat transfer coefficient is reported to be hi =700
W/m2 0C on the inner surface of the tube and ho= 1400 W/m2 .0C on its outer surface.
For a fouling factor Rf i = 0.0005 m2 .0C/W on the tube side and Rf, o = 0.0002 m2.0C /W
on the shell side, determine (a) the thermal resistance of the heat exchanger per unit
length and (b) the overall heat transfer coefficients Ui and Uo based on the inner and
outer surface areas of the tube, respectively (0.0837 oC/W; 317 W/m2.C; 238 W/m2.C)
2 Ethylene glycol is heated from 20oC to 40oC at a rate of 1.0 kg/s in a horizontal copper
tube (k = 386 W/m K) with an inner diameter of 2.0 cm and an outer diameter of 2.5
cm. A saturated vapor (Tg= 110oC) condenses on the outside-tube surface with the
heat transfer coefficient (in kW/m 2 .K) given by 9.2/ (Tg - Tw) 0.25
, where Tw is the
average outside-tube wall temperature. What tube length must be used? Take the
properties of ethylene glycol to be ρ=1109 kg/m3, cp= 2428 kJ/kg.K, k = 0.253 W/m. °C,
µ=0.01545 kg/m. s, and Pr= 148.5. (7.63 m)
3 A double-pipe parallel-flow heat exchanger is used to heat cold tap water with hot
water. Hot water (cp = 4.25 kJ/kg. oC) enters the tube at 85 o C at a rate of 1.4 kg/s and
leaves at 50 o C. The heat exchanger is not well insulated, and it is estimated that 3
percent of the heat given up by the hot fluid is lost from the heat exchanger. If the
overall heat transfer coefficient and the surface area of the heat exchanger are 1150
W/m2 · oC and 4 m2, respectively, determine the rate of heat transfer to the cold water
and the log mean temperature difference for this heat exchanger. (202.0 kW)
4 A stream of hydrocarbon (cp =2.2 kJ/kg · K) is cooled at a rate of 720 kg/h from 150 o C
to 40 o C in the tube side of a double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger. Water (cp
=4.18 kJ/kg · K) enters the heat exchanger at 10 o C at a rate of 540 kg/h. The outside
diameter of the inner tube is 2.5 cm, and its length is 6.0 m. Calculate the overall heat
transfer coefficient. (2.31 kW/m2.K)
5 A shell-and-tube heat exchanger is used for heating 10 kg/s of oil (cp =2.0 kJ/kg · K)
from 25 o C to 46 o C. The heat exchanger has 1-shell pass and 6-tube passes. Water
enters the shell side at 80 oC and leaves at 60 o C. The overall heat transfer coefficient is
estimated to be 1000 W/m2 · K. Calculate the rate of heat transfer and the heat
transfer area. (420 kW; 13.0 m2)
6 The radiator in an automobile is a cross-flow heat exchanger (UAs= 10 kW/K) that uses
air (cp = 1.00 kJ/kg · K) to cool the engine-coolant fluid (cp = 4.00 kJ/kg · K). The engine
fan draws 300C air through this radiator at a rate of 10 kg/s while the coolant pump
circulates the engine coolant at a rate of 5 kg/s. The coolant enters this radiator at
80oC. Under these conditions, the effectiveness of the radiator is 0.4. Determine (a)
the outlet temperature of the air and (b) the rate of heat transfer between the two
fluids. (200 kW)
7 Cold water (cp =4.18 kJ/kg · 0C) enters a cross-flow heat exchanger at 14 0C at a rate of
0.35 kg/s where it is heated by hot air (cp=1.0kJ/kg0C) that enters the heat exchanger
at 650C at a rate of 0.8 kg/s and leaves at 25 0C. Determine the maximum outlet
temperature of the cold water and the effectiveness of this heat exchanger. (42.9oC;
0.784)
8 Water from a lake is used as the cooling agent in a power plant. To achieve
condensation of 2.5 kg/s of steam exiting the turbine, a shell-and-tube heat exchanger
is used, which has a single shell and 300 thin-walled, 25-mm-diameter tubes, each
tube making two passes. Steam flows through the shell, while cooling water flows
through the tubes. Steam enters as saturated vapor at 60 0C and leaves as saturated
liquid. Cooling water at 200C is available at a rate of 200 kg/s. The convection
coefficient at the outer surface of the tubes is 8500 W/m 2 · K. Determine (a) the
temperature of the cooling water leaving the condenser and (b) the required tube
length per pass. (Use the following average properties for water: cp =4180 J/kg · K, µ =
8 x 10-4 N · s/m2, k = 0.6 W/m · K, Pr = 6). (27.1oC; 1.01 m)
9 Air (cp= 1005 J/kg . 0C) enters a cross-flow heat exchanger at 200C at a rate of 3 kg/s,
where it is heated by a hot water stream (cp = 4190 J/kg . 0C) that enters the heat
exchanger at 700C at a rate of 1 kg/s. Determine the maximum heat transfer rate and
the outlet temperatures of both fluids for that case. (150.8 kW, 70oC; 34.0oC)
10 Hot oil (cp= 2200 J/kg. 0C) is to be cooled by water (cp= 4180 J/kg . 0C) in a 2-shell-
passes and 12-tube-passes 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 .0C. 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 0C and 1600C, respectively. Determine
the rate of heat transfer in the heat exchanger and the outlet temperatures of the
water and the oil. (36.2 kW, 104.60C, 77.70C)
11 Consider an oil-to-oil double-pipe heat exchanger whose flow arrangement is not

known. The temperature measurements indicate that the cold oil enters at 20 0C and
leaves at 550C, while the hot oil enters at 80 0C and leaves at 450C. Do you think this is a
parallel-flow or counter-flow heat exchanger? Why? Assuming the mass flow rates of
both fluids to be identical, determine the effectiveness of this heat exchanger. (0.583)

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MECE 411: Heat & Mass Transfer

11 Consider an oil-to-oil double-pipe heat exchanger whose flow arrangement is not

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