Saturated steam at 0.14bar is condensed in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger with one shell pass and two

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Saturated steam at 0.14bar is condensed in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger with one shell pass and two tube passes consisting of 130 brass tubes, each with a length per pass of 2 m. The tubes have inner and outer diameters of 13.4 and 15.9 mm, respectively. Cooling water enters the tubes at 20°C with a mean velocity of 1.25 m/s. The heat transfer coefficient for condensation on the outer surfaces of the tubes is 13,500 W/m2 ∙ K.

(a) Determine the overall heat transfer coefficient, the cooling water outlet temperature, and the steam condensation rate.

(b) With all other conditions remaining the same, but accounting for changes in the overall coefficient, plot the cooling water outlet temperature and the steam condensation rate as a function of the water flow rate for 10 < mc < 30 kg/s.

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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

ISBN: 978-0471457282

6th Edition

Authors: Incropera, Dewitt, Bergman, Lavine

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