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KG/ (MS) ,: K 0.01665 W / (MK) D 0.01 M L 1 M

The document provides information about heat transfer through a pipe with gas flow. It gives equations to calculate the Nusselt number (Nu) for laminar and turbulent flow. For a gas flowing at 0.1 m/s through a 1 m long pipe with 0.01 m diameter, the Reynolds number is calculated as 66.67. Since this satisfies the condition for laminar flow, the corresponding Nu equation is used to calculate Nu as 1.4843. This is then used to calculate the heat transfer coefficient as 2.47 W/(m2K). A second problem calculates the excess area required for a shell and tube heat exchanger compared to a double pipe heat exchanger, given inlet/outlet temperatures

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KG/ (MS) ,: K 0.01665 W / (MK) D 0.01 M L 1 M

The document provides information about heat transfer through a pipe with gas flow. It gives equations to calculate the Nusselt number (Nu) for laminar and turbulent flow. For a gas flowing at 0.1 m/s through a 1 m long pipe with 0.01 m diameter, the Reynolds number is calculated as 66.67. Since this satisfies the condition for laminar flow, the corresponding Nu equation is used to calculate Nu as 1.4843. This is then used to calculate the heat transfer coefficient as 2.47 W/(m2K). A second problem calculates the excess area required for a shell and tube heat exchanger compared to a double pipe heat exchanger, given inlet/outlet temperatures

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Q.

59
Consider the flow of a gas with density
speific heat

C p =846 J / ( kg K )

and thermal conductivity

D=0.01 m

in a pipe of diameter

1 kg/m3 , viscoity

1.5 105 kg/(ms) ,


k =0.01665 W /(mK ) ,

and length L=1 m , and assume the

viscosity does not change with temperature. The Nusselt number of a pipe
with (L/D) ratio greater than 10 and reynolds number greater than 20000 is
Nu=0.026 0.8 Pr 1/ 3

given by

while the Nusselt number for a laminar flow for

Reynolds number less than 2100 and

D
Pr
<10
L

is

If the gas flows through the pipe with an average velocity of


heat transfer coefficient is
(A)0.68 W/(m2K)
(B)1.14 W/(m2K)
(C)2.47 W/(m2K)
(D)
24.7 W/(m2K)

SOLUTION:

Nu=

L
>10 ; >20000
D

0.026 0.8 Pr 3

1.86 [ Pr ( D/ L ) ]

1
3

<2100 ; Pr ( D/ L ) <10

L
1m
=
=100
D 0.01 m
=

uD 1 0.1 0.01
=
=66.67

1.5 105
<First condition for Nu is not valid>

1 /3

[ ( )]

D
Nu=1.86 Pr
L

0.1 m/ s , the

Pr=

C p 846 1.5 105


=
=0.7622
k
0.01665
1

Pr ( D/ L )=66.67 0.7622 100 =0.508


<Second condition for Nu is valid>
1
3

1/ 3

Nu=1.86 [ Pr ( D/ L ) ] =1.86 [ 0.508 ] =1.4843


Nu=

hD
k

Heat transfer coefficient , h=

Nu k
=
D

1.4843 0.01665

[ ]
W
mK

0.01 [ m ]

=2.47

W
m2 K

ANSWER: (C) 2.47 W/(m2K)


Q.61
A countercurrent flow double pipe heat exchanger is used to heat water
flowing at 1 kg/s from 40C to 80C. Oil is used for heating and its
temperature changes from 100C to 70C. The overall heat transfer
coefficient is 300 W/(m2 C).
If it is replaced by a 1-2 shell and tube heat exchanger with countercurrent
flow configuration with water flowing in shell and oil flowing in the tube, what
is the excess area required with respect to the double pipe heat exchanger ?
The correction factor, Ft for LMTD (log mean temperature difference) based
on the above double pipe heat exchanger is 0.5. The heat transfer coefficient
remains unchanged, and the same inlet and outlet conditions are
maintained.
Cp,water = 4180 J/kg C, Cp,oil = 2000 J/kg C
(A)0 m2
(B)-20.15 m2
(C)22.6 m2
(D)
9.69 m2
SOLUTION:

Counter current Flow


100C
80C

Hot fluid
70C
Cold fluid

40C

Case 1:
q=m
cp T
q=1

[ ]

kg
J
4180
( 8040 ) [ ]=167.2kW
s
kg

q=UA ( LMTD )
LMTD=

( 10080 )( 7040 )
=24.66
( 10080 )
ln
( 7040 )
A 1=

167200 [ W ]
=22.6 m2
W
300 2
24.66 [ ]
m

[ ]

Case 2:

corrected LMTD=F t LMTD=0.5 24.66=12.33


A 2=

167200 [ W ]
=45.2 m2
W
300 2
12.33 [ ]
m

[ ]

Excess area required=45.222.6=22.6 m


ANSWER: (C) 22.6 m2

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