Assignment No.

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Heat Exchanger
1) A double-pipe (shell-and-tube) heat exchanger is constructed of a stainless steel (k = 15.1
W/m C) inner tube of inner diameter Di =1.5 cm and outer diameter Do =1.9 cm and an
outer shell of inner diameter 3.2 cm. The convection heat transfer coefficient is given to be hi =
800 W/m2 C on the inner surface of the tube and ho =1200 W/m2 C on the outer surface.
For a fouling factor of Rf, i = 0.0004 m2 C/ W on the tube side and Rf, o = 0.0001 m2 C/ 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.
2 )A double-pipe parallel-flow heat exchanger is to heat water (Cp =4180 J/kg C) from 25C
to 60C at a rate of 0.2 kg/s. The heating is to be accomplished by geothermal water
(Cp =4310 J/kg C) available at 140C at a mass flow rate of 0.3 kg/s. The inner tube is thinwalled 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.
3) A double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger is to cool ethylene glycol (Cp = 2560 J/kg C)
flowing at a rate of 3.5 kg/s from 80C to 40C by water (Cp = 4180 J/kg C) that enters at
20C and leaves at 55C. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area
of the tube is 250 W/m2 C. Determine (a) the rate of heat transfer, (b) the mass flow rate of
water, and (c) the heat transfer surface area on the inner side of the tube.
4 ) A 2-shell passes and 4-tube passes heat exchanger is used to heat glycerin from 20C to
50C by hot water, which enters the thin-walled 2-cm-diameter tubes at 80C and leaves at
40C The total length of the tubes in the heat exchanger is 60 m. The convection heat transfer
coefficient is 25 W/m2 C on the glycerin (shell) side and 160 W/m2 C on the water (tube)
side. Determine the rate of heat transfer in the heat exchanger (a) before any fouling occurs
and (b) after fouling with a fouling factor of 0.0006 m2 C/ W occurs on the outer surfaces of
the tubes.
5) A test is conducted to determine the overall heat transfer coefficient in an automotive
radiator that is a compact cross-flow water-to-air heat exchanger with both fluids (air and
water) unmixed .The radiator has 40 tubes of internal diameter 0.5 cm and length 65 cm in a
closely spaced plate-finned matrix. Hot water enters the tubes at 90C at a rate of 0.6 kg/s and
leaves at 65C. Air flows across the radiator through the inter fin spaces and is heated from
20C to 40C. Determine the overall heat transfer coefficient Ui of this radiator based on the
inner surface area of the tubes.

EffectivenessNTU Method
6.) A thin-walled double-pipe parallel-flow heat exchanger is used to heat a chemical whose
specific heat is 1800 J/kg C with hot water (Cp = 4180 J/kg C). The chemical enters at
20C at a rate of 3 kg/s, while the water enters at 110C at a rate of 2 kg/s. The heat transfer
surface area of the heat exchanger is 7 m2 and the overall heat transfer coefficient is 1200
W/m2 C. Determine the outlet temperatures of the chemical and the water.
7). Water (Cp = 4180 J/kg C) enters the 2.5-cm internal-diameter tube of a double-pipe
counter-flow heat exchanger at 17C at a rate of 3 kg/s. Water is heated by steam condensing
at 120C (hfg =2203 kJ/kg) in the shell. If the overall heat transfer coefficient of the heat
exchanger is 900 W/m2 C, determine the length of the tube required in order to heat the
water to 80C using (a) the LMTD method and (b) the NTU method.
8.)A cross-flow heat exchanger consists of 40 thin walled 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 18C with an average velocity of 3 m/s, while hot air (Cp =1010
J/kg C) enters the channel at 130C and 105 kPa at an average velocity of 12 m/s. If the
overall heat transfer coefficient is 130 W/m2 C, determine the outlet temperatures of both
fluids and the rate of heat transfer.
9.) 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 25C to 70C 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 at 95C and leaves at
60 C. If the overall heat transfer coefficient is 800 W/m2 C, determine the heat transfer
surface area of the heat exchanger using (a) the LMTD method and (b) the NTU method.