In a cocurrent heat exchanger, an oil stream cooled from 450 K to 410 K by water inlet and outlet temperatures of 300 K and 350 K respectively. The exchanger consists of a number of tubes of 1 m length each. It is now desired to cool the oil to 390 K (instead of 410 K) while maintaining the flow-rate of oil, flow-rate of water, inlet temperatures of oil and water and the number of tubes at the same values as before. Calculate the length of each tube required for this purpose. Assume that the physical properties remain unchanged.

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In a cocurrent heat exchanger, an oil stream cooled from 450 K
to 410 K by water inlet and outlet temperatures of 300 K and 350
K respectively. The exchanger consists of a number of tubes of 1
m length each. It is now desired to cool the oil to 390 K (instead
of 410 K) while maintaining the flow-rate of oil, flow-rate of
water, inlet temperatures of oil and water and the number of tubes
at the same values as before. Calculate the length of each tube
required for this purpose. Assume that the physical properties
remain unchanged.
Transcribed Image Text:In a cocurrent heat exchanger, an oil stream cooled from 450 K to 410 K by water inlet and outlet temperatures of 300 K and 350 K respectively. The exchanger consists of a number of tubes of 1 m length each. It is now desired to cool the oil to 390 K (instead of 410 K) while maintaining the flow-rate of oil, flow-rate of water, inlet temperatures of oil and water and the number of tubes at the same values as before. Calculate the length of each tube required for this purpose. Assume that the physical properties remain unchanged.
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