A single-pass heat exchanger condenses steam at 1 atm on the shell side and heats water from 10°C to 30°C on the tube side with U = 2500 W/m²K. The tubing is thin-walled, 5 cm in diameter, and 2 m in length. (a) Your boss asks whether the exchanger should be counterflow or parallel-flow. How do you advise her? Evaluate: (b) the LMTD; (c) mн₂о; (d) ε.

A single-pass heat exchanger condenses steam at 1 atm on the shell side and heats water from 10°C to 30°C on the tube side with U = 2500 W/m²K. The tubing is thin-walled, 5 cm in diameter, and 2 m in length. (a) Your boss asks whether the exchanger should be counterflow or parallel-flow. How do you advise her? Evaluate: (b) the LMTD; (c) mн₂о; (d) ε.

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Author:Kreith, Frank; Manglik, Raj M.

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Chapter9: Heat Transfer With Phase Change

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 9.31P

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