Question: A two - pass surface condenser is to be designed using overall heat transfer coefficient of 4 8 0 Btu / F - ft ^

A two-pass surface condenser is to be designed using overall heat transfer coefficient of 480Btu/F-ft^2 of outside tube surface. The tubes are to be 1 inch diameter with 1/16 in walls (or 7/8in. inside diameter). Entering circulating water velocity is to be 6ft/s. Steam enters the condenser at a rate of 100,000lb/hr at a pressure of one psia and an enthalpy of 1090 Btu/lb. Condensate leaves at saturated liquid at one psia. Circulating water enters the condenser at 85 deg. F and leaves at 95 deg F. Note: 1 psia condensate has temperature of 101.7 deg. F. Wet steam entering becomes condensate at 101.7 deg. F with hf=69.72 Btu/lb. Calculate the total number of tubes to be used in each pass.
answer 1513 tubes

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