A shell-and-tube heat exchanger with two shell passes and 12 tube passes is used to heat water (cp = 4180 J/kg·K) with ethylene glycol (cp = 2680 J/kg·K). Water enters the tubes at 22°C at a rate of 0.8 kg/s and leaves at 70°C. Ethylene glycol enters the shell at 110°C and leaves at 60°C. If the overall heat transfer coefficient based on the tube side is 280 W/m2 ·K, determine the rate of heat transfer and the heat transfer surface area on the tube side.

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Answer:

The rate of heat transfer; Q = 160512[W] ; the area = 14.7 [m^2]

Explanation:

The first law of thermodynamics requires that the rate of heat transfer from the hot fluid is equal to the heat transfer to the cold; that is to say:

[tex]Q=m_{cold}*Cp_{cold}*(Tc_{out} - Tc_{int} ) \\ \\and\\Q=m_{hot}*Cp_{hot}*(Th_{int} - Th_{out} ) \\\\where:\\\\m_{cold}, m_{hot} = mass flow\\Cp_{cold}, Cp_{hot} = specific heat\\\\Tc_{out}, Th_{out} = outlet temperatures\\Tc_{int}, Th_{int} = inlet temperatures[/tex]

Now taking the water as the cold fluid we can find the rate of heat transfer:

[tex]Q=0.8*4180*(70-22)\\Q=160512[watt][/tex]

By means of the logarithmic mean temperature difference we can find the heat transfer area using the following equation:

[tex]Q=U*A_{s}*DT_{ml} \\\\DT_{ml} =\frac{(DT_{1}-DT_{2}  )}{ln\frac{DT_{1} }{DT_{2} } } \\[/tex]

[tex]DT1=Th_{inlet} - Tc_{out} \\DT2=Th_{out} - Tc_{inlet} \\\\DT1= 110-70 = 40 [C]\\DT2=60-22 =38[C][/tex]

Now replacing:

[tex]DT_{ml} = \frac{(40-38)}{ln\frac{40}{38} } \\DT_{ml} = 38.9[C][/tex]

[tex]A_{s}=\frac{Q}{U*DT_{lm} }  \\A_{s}=\frac{160512}{280*38 }  \\\\A_{s}=14,7[m^{2}][/tex]