The clean U for an exchanger is 770 BTU/(hr 0 F ft2). Its tube area is 550 ft2. After operating for several months, it is heating water from 40 0F to 150 0F at a flow rate of 200 GPM with a heating fluid on the shell entering at 300 0F and exiting at 170 0 F. Has the overall U decreased significantly? how many 1.0 inch diameter, 20 ft long tubes would it take to equal the 550 ft2 area?
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.
The clean U for an exchanger is 770 BTU/(hr 0 F ft2). Its tube area is 550 ft2. After operating for several months, it is heating water from 40 0F to 150 0F at a flow rate of 200 GPM with a heating fluid on the shell entering at 300 0F and exiting at 170 0 F. Has the overall U decreased significantly?
- how many 1.0 inch diameter, 20 ft long tubes would it take to equal the 550 ft2 area?
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