Water enters a crossflow heat exchanger (both fluids unmixed) at 16 °C and flows at the rate of 7.5 kg/s to cool 10.0 kg/s of air from 120 °C. For an overall heat transfer coefficient of 225 W/m² K and an exchanger surface area of 240 m², what is the exit air temperature? Taking the specific heats of the air and water to be constant at 1.014 and 4.182 kJ/kg K, respectively,

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Water enters a crossflow heat exchanger (both fluids unmixed) at 16 °C and flows at the rate of
7.5 kg/s to cool 10.0 kg/s of air from 120 °C. For an overall heat transfer coefficient of
225 W/m² K and an exchanger surface area of 240 m², what is the exit air temperature?
Taking the specific heats of the air and water to be constant at 1.014 and 4.182 kJ/kg K, respectively,
Transcribed Image Text:Water enters a crossflow heat exchanger (both fluids unmixed) at 16 °C and flows at the rate of 7.5 kg/s to cool 10.0 kg/s of air from 120 °C. For an overall heat transfer coefficient of 225 W/m² K and an exchanger surface area of 240 m², what is the exit air temperature? Taking the specific heats of the air and water to be constant at 1.014 and 4.182 kJ/kg K, respectively,
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