Water enters a 2.5-cm-internal-diameter thin copper tube of a heat exchanger at 15oC at a rate of 0.61 kg/s, and is heated by steam condensing outside at 115oC. If the average heat transfer coefficient is 950 W/m2.K, determine the length of the tube required in order to heat the water to 109oC. (Insert answer for Q (kW), TLMTD (oC) and L (m) )

Water enters a 2.5-cm-internal-diameter thin copper tube of a heat exchanger at 15oC at a rate of 0.61 kg/s, and is heated by steam condensing outside at 115oC. If the average heat transfer coefficient is 950 W/m2.K, determine the length of the tube required in order to heat the water to 109oC. (Insert answer for Q (kW), TLMTD (oC) and L (m) )

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Chapter7: Forced Convection Inside Tubes And Ducts

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