Consider two heat exchanger configurations: parallel-flow and counter-flow. For both configurations cooling water at a flow rate of 1.5 kg/s enters the heat exchanger at 30°C and exits at 45.1°C. This water cools unused engine oil at a flow rate of 1 kg/s from 95°C to 50°C. Both configurations have the same overall heat transfer coefficient of 9,000 W/m²/K. Determine the following: 1. What is the required heat transfer area for each configuration? 2. Give that both configurations have the same inlet and outlet temperatures, what is the basis of the different areas calculated in part a?

Consider two heat exchanger configurations: parallel-flow and counter-flow. For both configurations cooling water at a flow rate of 1.5 kg/s enters the heat exchanger at 30°C and exits at 45.1°C. This water cools unused engine oil at a flow rate of 1 kg/s from 95°C to 50°C. Both configurations have the same overall heat transfer coefficient of 9,000 W/m²/K. Determine the following: 1. What is the required heat transfer area for each configuration? 2. Give that both configurations have the same inlet and outlet temperatures, what is the basis of the different areas calculated in part a?

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