The stack gas from a chemical operation contains noxious vapors that must be condensed by lowering its temperature from 315C to 35C. The gas flow rate is 0.70 m^3/s. Water is available at 10C at 1.26kg/s. A counterflow heat exchanger will be used with a water flowing through the tubes. The gas has a specific heat of 1.10 kJ/kg-K and a gas constant of 0.26 kJ/kg-K.   What is the rate of heat lost by the gas? answ. 186.956 kJ 196.895 kJ 168.965 kJ 169.856 kJ

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The stack gas from a chemical operation contains noxious vapors that must be condensed by lowering its temperature from 315C to 35C. The gas flow rate is 0.70 m^3/s. Water is available at 10C at 1.26kg/s. A counterflow heat exchanger will be used with a water flowing through the tubes. The gas has a specific heat of 1.10 kJ/kg-K and a gas constant of 0.26 kJ/kg-K.

 

What is the rate of heat lost by the gas?

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186.956 kJ
196.895 kJ
168.965 kJ
169.856 kJ
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