Question: A double - pipe ( shell - and - tube ) heat exchanger is constructed of a stainless steel ( k = 1 5 .

A double-pipe (shell-and-tube) heat exchanger is constructed of a stainless steel (k=15.1Wm*K) inner tube of inner diameter Di=1.5cm and outer diameter D0=1.9cm and an outer shell of inner diameter 3.2 cm . The convection heat transfer coefficient is given to be hi=800Wm2*K on the inner surface of the tube and h0=1200Wm2*K on the outer surface. For a fouling factor of Rf,i=0.0004m2*KW on the tube side and Rf,o=0.0001m2*KW on the shell side, determine (a) the thermal resistance of the heat exchanger per unit length and (b) the overall heat transfer coefficients, Ui and Uo based on the inner and outer surface areas of the tube, respectively.
A double - pipe ( shell - and - tube ) heat

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