Question: A double - pipe parallel - flow heat exchanger is to heat water ( c p = 4 1 8 0 J k g *

A double-pipe parallel-flow heat exchanger is to heat water (cp=4180Jkg*K) from 25C to 60C at a rate of 0.2kgs. The heating is to be accomplished by geothermal water (cp=4310Jkg*K available at 140C at a mass flow rate of 0.3kgs. The inner tube is thin-walled and has a diameter of 0.8 cm . If the overall heat transfer coefficient of the heat exchanger is 550Wm2*K, determine the length of the tube required to achieve the desired heating.
Hot water flowing at a rate of 2.5kgs is to be cooled from 100C to 35C by using a source of cold water (cp=4178Jkg*K) flowing at 5kgs and 15C through a 20-mm-diameter tube of negligible wall thickness. The overall heat transfer coefficient of the heat exchanger is estimated to be 500Wm2*K. If the specific heat of the hot water is 4188Jkg*K and assuming that the capacity ratio and effectiveness remain the same, determine the heat exchanger surface area for the following four heat exchangers using effectiveness-NTU method: (a) parallel flow, (b) counter flow, (c) shell-and-tube heat exchanger with 2-shell passes and 40-tube passes (the effectiveness is for 2 shell passes 2), and (d) cross-flow heat exchanger with one fluid (hot)mixed and other fluid (cold) unmixed.
A double - pipe parallel - flow heat exchanger is

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