Seawater (sg 1.03) enters a heat exchanger through a reducing bend connecting a 4-in Type K

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Seawater (sg  1.03) enters a heat exchanger through a reducing bend connecting a 4-in Type K copper tube with a 2-in Type K tube. The pressure upstream from the bend is 825 kPa. Calculate the force required to hold the bend in equilibrium. Consider the energy loss in the bend, assuming it has a resistance coefficient K of 3.5 based on the inlet velocity. The flow rate is 0.025 m3/s.

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Applied Fluid Mechanics

ISBN: 978-0132558921

7th edition

Authors: Robert L. Mott, Joseph A. Untener

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