Fill in the blanks:A double-pipe heat exchanger is constructed of a copper (k = 380 W/m-°C) inner tube of internal diameter D; = 1.2 cm and external diameter D, = 1.6cm and an outer tube of diameter 3.0 cm. The convection heat transfer coefficient is reported to be h; = 700 W/m4-°C on the inner surface of the tubeand ho = 1400 W/m-C on its outer surface. For a fouling factor Re = 0.0005 m2.°C/W on the tube side and Rfo = 0.0002 m2-°C/W on the shell side,determine the overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area of the tube.W/m2K

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A double-pipe heat exchanger is constructed of a copper (k = 380 W/m-°C) inner tube of internal diameter D; = 1.2 cm and external diameter D. = 1.8 cm and an outer tube of diameter 3.0 cm. The convection heat transfer coefficient is reported to be h; = 700 W/m-°C on the inner surface of the tube and ho = 1400 W/m--°C on its outer surface. For a fouling factor Re = 0.0005 m2-C/W on the tube side and Rfo = 0.0002 m4-°C/W on the shell side, determine the overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area of the tube. W/m2K

A double-pipe heat exchanger is constructed of a copper (k = 380 W/m-°C) inner tube of internal diameter D; = 1.2 cm and external diameter D. = 1.8 cm and an outer tube of diameter 3.0 cm. The convection heat transfer coefficient is reported to be h; = 700 W/m-°C on the inner surface of the tube and ho = 1400 W/m--°C on its outer surface. For a fouling factor Re = 0.0005 m2-C/W on the tube side and Rfo = 0.0002 m4-°C/W on the shell side, determine the overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area of the tube. W/m2K

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Chapter6: Forced Convection Over Exterior Surfaces

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