Question: A process fluid, initially at 2 0 C , must be heated to 8 0 C at 2 0 kg / s in a shell

A process fluid, initially at 20 C, must be heated to 80 C at 20 kg/s in a shell-and-tube heat exchanger consisting of multiple tubs in one shell. Condensing steam at 99.8 C, supplied through the shell side, will be used to heat the fluid.
Data:
Latent heat of steam: 2250 kJ/kg
Overall heat transfer coefficient: 9800 W/m2-K
Heat capacity of the fluid: 3.8 kJ/kg-K How many tubes must be installed in the shell if each tube has an inside diameter and length of 0.038 m and 1.5 m, respectively?

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