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Problemset#7
1.Aconcentrictubeheatexchangeruseswater(Cp=4178J/kg.K),whichisavailableat
15oCtocoolethyleneglycol(Cp=2650J/kg.K)from100to60 oC.Thewaterandglycol
flowratesareeach0.5kg/s.Determinetheeffectivenessoftheexchanger.
Ans:0.471
2. (Ref.1)Asinglepassshellandtubeheatexchangercontains80steeltubes(k=25
Btu/hrftoF).TheIDofthetubesis0.732in.,andtheODis1.0in.Theshellsideofthe
exchangercontainssaturatedsteamat330oF,andwaterpassesthroughthetubes.The
unitisdesignedwithsufficienttubeareatopermit15,000gphofwatertobeheatedfrom
70to140oF.Inthecourseofthisdesign,adirtcoefficienth dof1000Btu/hrft2oFwas
assumedtoallowforscalingonthewatersideofthetube.Thefilmcoefficientforthe
steamis2000Btu/hrft2oF.Thefilmcoefficientforthewateris600Btu/hrft2oF.No
safety factor other than the one scale value was used in carrying out the exchanger
design. Estimate the temperature of saturated steam which must be used when the
exchangerisnew(i.e.,noscalepresent)ifthewaterenterstheunitatarateof15,000gph
andisheatedfrom70to140oF.Cpofwater=1Btu/lboF1ft3=7.48gal.Waterdensity
=62.3lb/ft3.
1 = 1 = 1 + 1 + ro - ri + 1 + 1
U
i Ai Uo A0 hi Ai hdi Ai kAlm hdo Ao ho Ao
Ans:265.4oF
3. (Ref.2)Hotoilataflowrateof3.00kg/s(C p =1.92kJ/kgoK)entersanexisting
counterflowexchangerat400oKandiscooledbywaterenteringat325 oKandflowingat
arateof0.70kg/s.TheoverallU=350W/m 2oKandareaA=12.9m2.Calculatethe
heattransferrateandtheexitoiltemperature.
Ans:1.534105W,Tco=377.3oK,Tho=373.4oK
4. (Ref.2)Inasinglepasscounterflowheatexchanger,10,000lb/hrofwaterentersat
60oFandcools20,000lb/hrofoilhavingaspecificheatof0.50Btu/lboFfrom200oFto
150oF.Iftheoverallheattransfercoefficientis50Btu/hrft2oF,determinethesurface
arearequired.

Ans:111ft2

5. . Ethylene glycol and water, at 80 and 10C, respectively, enter a shelland-tube heat exchanger for which the total heat transfer area is 15 m 2.
With ethylene glycol and water flow rates of 3 and 5 kg/s, respectively, the
overall heat transfer coefficient is 800 W/m 2K. Ethylene glycol: cp = 2470
J/kgK, water: cp = 4180 J/kgK. The effectiveness of this shell-and-tube heat
exchanger can be determined from the following expression
1

1/ 2
1 exp NTU 1 Cr 2

=2 1 Cr (1 Cr2 )1/ 2
1/ 2
2
1 exp NTU 1 Cr

a)Determinetheeffectivenessoftheheatexchanger.( = 0.6946)

b)If = 0.8 determine the outlet temperature of water. (29.85oC)

6.RuntheprogramMicroplantasaNoviceTroubleshooterandturninthelastdisplay
oftheprogram.
7.Estimatethetemperatureofsaturatedsteamthatisrequiredintheshellofanew(i.e.
noscaledeposit)singlepassshellandtubeheatexchangerwhenwateronthetubeside,
foreitherthenewdesignortheoriginaldesignthatincludedscaleformation,isheated
from21to65.5oCataflowrateof15.75kg/s.Theexchangercontains60steeltubes,
eachwithaninsidediameterof0.0186mandanoutsidediameterof0.0254m.Theunit
isdesignedwithsufficienttubeareatopermittheheatingofthewaterasspecified.Inthe
originaldesign,anhdof8250W/m2Kwasusedtoallowforscalingonthewatersideof
the tube. The film coefficient for the steam was taken as 11,400 W/m 2K, and the
temperatureofthesaturatedsteamrequiredtoaccountfortheheatingofthewaterwas
foundtobe153.3oC.Noscalingfactorfortheshellsidewasusedintheoriginaldesign,
anditcanbeneglectedinthenewdesign.
Data:cp,w=4179J/kgK,w=0.00063Pas,w=991kg/m3,kw=0.641W/mK,ksteel=45
W/mK.Theinsideheattransfercoefficientcanbeestimatedfrom
hi=

kw
(0.023)Re0.8Pr1/3
Di

Ans:125.5oC

8. Therateoffermentationofglucose(A)toethanol(B)by Saccharomycescerevisiae
(C)at303oKisgivenby:

C
rA=k 1 B*
CB

0.52

C ACC
C A CM

wherek=1.53103kg/m3s, CB =93kg/m3,andCM=1.7kg/m3.
The cell yield is 0.06 kg Saccharomyces cerevisiae produced per kg of glucose
consumed.
a)Evaluatethetimerequiredfor95percentconversionofglucoseinabatchreactorwith
aninitialchargeof10kg/m3glucoseandinitialcellconcentrationof0.01kg/m3ina10
m3batchreactorfilledto70percent.
b)DeterminetherequiredflowratetoproducethesameglucoseconversionforaPFRof
equal volume with the same glucosefeed concentration, but with 0.9 kg/m 3 of
Saccharomycescerevisiaeinthefeed.
Ans:(a)16hr,(b)3.14m3/hr
References:
(1)PetersandTimmerhaus,PlantDesignandEconomicsforChemicalEngineers,
FourthEdition,McGrawHill
(2)IncroperaandDeWitt,FundamentalsofHeatTransfer.