Module 4: Activity No.

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Heat Transfer Fluid-to-Fluid Exercises Problem

Name: Arana, Jon Mari A.

Student No.: 20141155422
Problem:
A boiler tube (OD = 3.5 in., ID = 2.7 in) contains water at 1250 psia (t sat = 572 0F). The
water film coefficient is hi = 2000 Btu/hr.ft2.0F when the heat flux is 52000 Btu/hr.ft 2 of
the outside tube surface. Determine: (a) the outside tube temperature, (b) the
permissible thickness of boiler scale if the metallic temperature is not to exceed 925 deg
F. Thermal conductivities are: steel, k = 310 and for scale k = 3.5 Btu-in/hr.ft 2.0F.
Solution :

a) T o
Q
=U o ( T i+ T o )
Ao
ro
A o ln
1 A ri
= o +
U o hi A i 2 πkL
ro
r o ln
1 r ri
= o +
U o hi r i k
1 ¿
=1.75∈ ¿
Uo BTU
( 200 )
HR . FT 2 . ℉
¿¿

1
=2.1037 ×10−3
Uo
U o =475.3439
Q BTU −¿
=52000 =475.3439 ( 572 ℉−T o )
Ao HR . FT 2 . ℉
T o=462.6055℉
 ro r1
r o ln r o ln
1 r ri r bs
= o + +
U o hi r i k k

Q 1 Q ( T i+T o )
= ( T i +T o ) ; =
Ao Uo Ao Uo

BTU −¿ ( 925 ℉−462.6055℉ )

52000 2
=
HR . FT . ℉ 1.75∈ ¿ ¿¿
BTU
200
(2
HR . FT .℉
¿¿
)
r bs=1.33∈¿

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