Oil is being cooled from 180°F to 120°F in a 1-shell and 2-tube heat exchanger with an

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Oil is being cooled from 180°F to 120°F in a 1-shell and 2-tube heat exchanger with an overall heat transfer coefficient of 40 Btu/h·ft2·°F. Water (cpc= 1.0 Btu/lbm·°F) enters at 80°F and exits at 100°F with a mass flow rate of 20,000 lbm/h, determine

(a) The NTU value

(b) The surface area of the heat exchanger.

Oil flow |Trum Tcout Water flow Tein Tn.out

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Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences

ISBN: 978-0078027680

5th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Robert H. Turner, John M. Cimbala

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