Question: Hot engine oil at 80C flows in a 2cm thin wall copper pipe. oil velocity is 1m/sec. water at 20C flows across the pipe at

Hot engine oil at 80C flows in a 2cm thin wall copper pipe. oil velocity is 1m/sec. water at 20C flows across the pipe at 2m/sec. make reasonable assumptions and estimateĀ 

a. approximate heat transfer coefficient inside of pipe

b. approx heat transfer coefficient on the surface of the pipeĀ 

c. overall heat transfer coefficient

d. how would you increase the accuracy of your analysis? just explain, no calculation.

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