Question: Question 3 . A countercurrent double pipe heat exchanger is used to cool an organic liquid from 8 0 C to 6 5 C .

Question 3. A countercurrent double pipe heat exchanger is used to cool an organic liquid from 80C to 65C. The flow rate of the organic liquid is 3500kghr. Water at 15C and 3000kghr is available for the cooling. The heat exchanger is constructed by placing a 5.0cm tube around a copper tube with 2.54cm outside diameter and 2.22cm inside diameter. Water flows through the copper tube. There is also appreciable thermal resistance due to scale formation on the outside surface of the copper tube )=(210-3m2KW. Assume the following physical properties are valid for the organic liquid at its average temperature:
=860kgm3;,=1.710-3kg*ms;,k=0.14WmK;,cp=1600JkgK.
a) Calculate the length of the heat exchanger assuming viscosity correction factor is 1.
b) Estimate the pressure drop for the tube side using the inside heat transfer coefficient calculated in part a.
Answer: 22.7m,58.7kPa
 Question 3. A countercurrent double pipe heat exchanger is used to

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