Engine oil flows at a rate of 0.95 kg/s through a tube of 119 mm inside diameter and is heated from 293 to 327 K by condensing steam at 373 K. For the described case answer the following: i. Identify the type of flow and explain briefly about the flow with suitable assumptions & sketches. ii. Determine the inside heat transfer coefficient and rate of heat transfer per meter length of pipe for the identified flow pattern.

Engine oil flows at a rate of 0.95 kg/s through a tube of 119 mm inside diameter and is heated from 293 to 327 K by condensing steam at 373 K. For the described case answer the following: i. Identify the type of flow and explain briefly about the flow with suitable assumptions & sketches. ii. Determine the inside heat transfer coefficient and rate of heat transfer per meter length of pipe for the identified flow pattern.

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