HEAT EXCHANGER 2

A fluid flowing at a rate of 5092.7949 kg/hr is to be cooled from 100 oC to 35oC by

cooling water flowing at 25oC and coming out of a 1-2 countercurrent heat exchanger at
w
35oC. The overall heat transfer coefficient is 1600
. The fluid has a heat
2 o
m C
kJ
kJ
capacity of 2.5925
while water has a heat capacity of 4.239
at
o
o
kg C
kg C
kJ
25oC and 4.18
at 35oC. Determine the mass flowrate of water, the log mean
kg o C
temperature difference, the true mean temperature difference, number of transfer units,
heat transfer area and heat exchanger effectiveness.
Given: Tci = 25oC
Tco = 35oC
Thi = 100oC
Tho = 35oC

kJ
kg o C
kJ
Cpc @25oC = 4.239
kg o C
kJ
Cpc @35oC = 4.18
o
kg C
kg
mohf = 5092.7949
hr
w
U = 1600
2 o
m C
Cph = 2.5925

Required: mocf(H2O)
Tlm
Tm
NTU
A

Solution:

In obtaining the mass flowrate of the cooling water the Q act should be solved
using the values available.
Qact = mohCph(Thi Tho)
kg
Qact = 5092.7949
hr

(2.5925 kgkJ C ) ( 3525)

o

kJ
hr
Qact = 238.3887779 kW
Qact = mocCpc(Tco Tci) ; moc =

mo c =

hr
( 3600
s)

Qact = 858,199.6006

858,199.6006

Q act
Cpc (T co T ci )

kJ
hr

4.239+ 4.18 kJ
(35o C 25o C)
o
2
kg C
kg
moc = 20,387.2099
hr

Solving for the log mean temperature difference Tlm,

Tlm =

( 10035 )(3525)
10035
ln
3525

Tlm = 29.38344697oC
To solve for the true mean temperature difference, Tm, we use Fig. 11.4(a) in
PCH8 in finding the correction factor FT.
R=

T 1T 2
t 2t 1

2535
35100

= 0.1538461538

S=

t 2t 1
T 1t 1

35100
25100

= 0.8666666667

From the figure, FT = 0.85

Tm = FT(Tlm) = 0.85(29.38344697oC)
Tm = 24.97592992 oC
Having Tm solved, we can now solve for the heat transfer area.
Q act
U (T m)

Qact = UA Tm ; A =
858,199.6006
A=
1600

kJ
hr
1000 J
hr 3600 s
kJ

)(

w
( 24.97592992o C)
m oC
2

A = 5.965463187

m2

Lastly, solving for the NTU and , Cmin and Cmax should be determined.
kJ
hr
kW
kg
2.5925
mohCph = 5092.7949
= 3.67 o
o
3600
s
hr
kg C
C
4.239+ 4.18 kJ
hr
kW
kg
mocCpc = 20,387.2099
= 23.84 o
o
2
hr
kg C 3600 s
C
Solving for ,

)(

)
)(

Cmin
Cmax

Qmax = Cmin(Thi - Tci)

kW
o
C
Qmax = 275.0639746 kW
Qmax = 3.667519661

Qact
Qmax

(100 25)oC

238.3887779kW
275.0639746 kW

=0.87

Solving for NTU, we can use the formula or the graph provided in Geankoplis:
Transport Processes and Unit Operations 3rd ed. (Fig.4.9-7 page 274)
By formula,

NTU =

UA
C min

1600

w
(5.965463187 m2)
o
m C
3.667519661
2

NTU = 2.602505776
By graphing,
C min
C max

3.667519661
23.8388778

= 0.1538461538

The value cannot be clearly traced from the graph due to insufficient lines. However, it is
C min
estimated that at a value of
of 0.15 and effectiveness of 0.87, the value for
C max
NTU is also the same as that obtained in the formula for NTU. With this fact, it is
recommended to use the value obtained by using the formula.