Heat Exchangers

supplementary lecture notes

Problem 1
Problem 2
Problem 3
Problem 4
Problem 5
Problem 6
Problem 7
Problem 8
Light lubricating oil (CP = 2.09 kJ/kgK) is cooled by allowing it to exchange
energy with water in a small heat exchanger. The oil enters an leaves the
heat exchanger at 375 and 350 K, respectively, and flows at a rate of 0.5 kg/s.
Water at 280 K is available in sufficient quantity to allow 0.201 kg/s to be
used for cooling purposes. The overall heat-transfer coefficient may be taken
as 250 W/m2K. Determine the required heat-transfer area for the following
configurations:
(a) parallel flow, concentric pipes;
(b) counterflow, concentric pipes;
(c) crossflow, both fluids mixed;
(d) shell-and tube with four tube-side passes, oil being the tube-side fluid.

Use LMTD and -NTU methods.

In the energy exchange described above, a crossflow heat exchanger with

shell-side fluid (water mixed) is constructed with a heat-transfer area of 1.53
m2 . A new pump is attached to the water supply line enabling the water flow
rate to be increased to 1000 kg/h. What will be the exit temperatures of the
water and oil for the new operating conditions?
Problem 9
Water flowing at a rate of 10 kg/s through 50 tubes in a double-pass shell-
and-tube heat exchanger heats air that flows on the shell side. The tubes are
made of brass with outside diameters of 2.6 cm and are 6.7 m long. Surface
coefficients on the inside and outside surfaces are 470 and 210 W/m 2K ,
respectively. Air enters the unit at 15 C with a flow rate of 16 kg/s. The
entering water temperature is 350 K. Determine the following:

a) heat-exchanger effectiveness;
b) heat-transfer rate to the air;
c) exiting temperatures of water and air streams.

If, after a long period of operation, a scale has been built up inside the tubes
resulting in an added fouling resistance of 0.0021 m 2K/W, determine the
new results for parts (a), (b) and (c) above.
Problem 10