An analysis is performed to determine the heat transfer coefficient of a oil-to-water, one-pass countercurrent shell-and-tube heat exchanger It has 24 tubes with an internal diameter of 1.2 cm and a length of 2 m. Cold water (cp= 4180 J/kg K) enters the tubes at 20°C at a rate of 3kg/s and leaves at 55°C. Oil (cp=2150 J/kg K) flows through the shell as it cools from 120°C to 45°C. determine the overall heat transfer coefficient U of this heat exchanger, based on the inner surface of the tube
Heat Exchangers
Heat exchangers are the types of equipment that are primarily employed to transfer the thermal energy from one fluid to another, provided that one of the fluids should be at a higher thermal energy content than the other fluid.
Heat Exchanger
The heat exchanger is a combination of two words ''Heat'' and ''Exchanger''. It is a mechanical device that is used to exchange heat energy between two fluids.
An analysis is performed to determine the heat transfer coefficient of a oil-to-water, one-pass countercurrent shell-and-tube heat exchanger It has 24 tubes with an internal diameter of 1.2 cm and a length of 2 m. Cold water (cp= 4180 J/kg K) enters the tubes at 20°C at a rate of 3kg/s and leaves at 55°C. Oil (cp=2150 J/kg K) flows through the shell as it cools from 120°C to 45°C. determine the overall heat transfer coefficient U of this heat exchanger, based on the inner surface of the tubes.
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