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The document discusses the log mean temperature difference (LMTD) method for calculating the rate of heat transfer in heat exchangers. It defines the LMTD and provides the equations for calculating it in parallel flow, counterflow, and multi-pass/cross-flow heat exchangers. It also discusses the use of a correction factor F for multi-pass/cross-flow exchangers to account for the actual LMTD differing from the LMTD calculated for counterflow. Several example problems are provided to demonstrate applying the LMTD method.

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4 3 LMTD With Tutorial

The document discusses the log mean temperature difference (LMTD) method for calculating the rate of heat transfer in heat exchangers. It defines the LMTD and provides the equations for calculating it in parallel flow, counterflow, and multi-pass/cross-flow heat exchangers. It also discusses the use of a correction factor F for multi-pass/cross-flow exchangers to account for the actual LMTD differing from the LMTD calculated for counterflow. Several example problems are provided to demonstrate applying the LMTD method.

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HEATTRANSFER

LOGMEANTEMPERATUREDIFFERENCE(LMTD)METHOD

Therateofheattransferisaheatexchangercanbeexpressedas

qUATm
WhereTmisthelogmeantemperaturedifferencegivenas

Tm

T1T2
T1
ln

ParallelFlowHeatExchanger

HEATEXCHANGER
METHOD

LMTD

CounterFlowHeatExchanger

MultipassandCrossflowheatexchangers
Intheseheatexchangers,thecorrectionfactorisusedwherethelogmean
temperaturedifferenceisexpressedas

T FT
lm

lm,CF

Fisthecorrectionfactor

Tlm,CFisthelogmeantemperaturedifferenceforacounterflowheatexchanger
Tlmistheactuallogmeantemperaturedifference
ThecorrectionfactorisdeterminedfromchartsinFigure1318

HEATEXCHANGER
METHOD

LMTD

Figure1318CorrectionfactorFchartsforcommonshellandtubeandcrossflow
heatexchangers(fromBowman,Mueller,andNagle)

HEATEXCHANGER

LMTDMETHOD

Questions
1. Steaminthecondenserofapowerplantistobecondensedatatemperature
of30Cwithcoolingwaterfromanearbylake,whichentersthetubesof
thecondenserat14Candleavesat22C.Thesurfaceareaofthetubesis
45 m2, and the overall heat transfer coefficient is 2100 W/m2 K.
Determinethemassflowrateofthecoolingwaterneededandtherateof
condensationofthesteaminthecondenser.
(Ans:1087kW,32.5kg/s,0.45kg/s)
2. Acounterflowdoublepipeheatexchangeristoheatwaterfrom20Cto

80Catarateof1.2kg/s.Theheatingistobeaccomplishedbygeothermal
wateravailableat160Catamassflowrateof2kg/s.Theinnertubeis
thinwalled and has a diameter of 1.5 cm. If the overall heat transfer
coefficientoftheheatexchangeris640W/m2K,determinethelengthof
theheatexchangerrequiredtoachievethedesiredheating.
(Ans:108m)
3. A2shellpassesand4tubepassesheatexchangerisusedtoheatglycerin

from 20C to 50C by hot water, which enters the th inwalled 2cm
diametertubesat80Candleavesat40C.Thetotallengthofthetubesin
theheatexchangeris60m.Theconvectionheattransfercoefficientis25
W/m2Kontheglycerin(shell)sideand160W/m 2Konthewater(tube)
side.Determinetherateofheattransferintheheatexchanger(a)beforeany
foulingoccursand(b)afterfoulingwithafoulingfactorof0.0006m2K/
Woccursontheoutersurfacesofthetubes.
(Ans1830W,1805W)

HEATEXCHANGER

LMTDMETHOD

4. Atestisconductedtodeterminetheoverallheattransfercoefficientinan

automotive radiator that is a compact crossflow watertoair heat


exchangerwithbothfluids(airandwater)unmixed.Theradiatorhas40
tubesofinternaldiameter0.5cmandlength65cminacloselyspaced
platefinnedmatrix.Hotwaterentersthetubesat90Catarateof0.6kg/s
andleavesat65C.Airflowsacrosstheradiatorthroughtheinterfinspaces
and is heated from 20C to 40C. Determine the overall heat transfer
coefficientUiofthisradiatorbasedontheinnersurfaceareaofthetubes.
Data:specificheatcapacityofwateris4184J/kgK
(Ans3341W/m2K)

HEATEXCHANGER

LMTDMETHOD

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