Module 4: Activity No.

5
Heat Transfer Exercises Problem

Name: Briones, Chris John A.

Student No. 20141123708
Problem:
Determine the heat transfer surface area required for a heat exchanger constructed
from a 0.0254 m OD tube to cool 6.93 kg/s of a 95% ethyl alcohol solution ( Cp = 3810
J/kg.K) from 65.6 deg C to 39.4 deg C, using 6.30 kg/s of water available at 10 deg C.
Assume that the over- all coefficient of heat transfer based on the outer tube area is 568
W/m2.K and consider a counterflow. Ans. 41.4 m2
Given:
kg J kg
OD=0.0254 m , M EA =6.93 , Cp=3810 ,T =65.6 ˚ C , T HB=39.4 ˚ C ,m w =6.30 , T CB =10 ˚ C , U=56
s Kg−k HA s

TEMP.
T HA =65.6 ˚ C

Ethyl Alcohol
△T A
T HB =39.4 ˚ C
T CA =¿ ?
△TB

Water T CB=10˚ C

LENGH
T
Solution:
Q EA=Q W

m EA Cp EA △ T H =mw CpW △ T C

(6.93 kgs )(3810 Kg−k

J
) ( 65.6 ˚ C−39.4 ˚ C )=( 6.30 kgs )( 4187 Kg−k
J
) (T CA −10 ˚ C )
T CA =36.23˚ C

△ TA :
△ T A =T HA −T CA

△ T A =65.6 ˚ C−36.23 ˚ C

△ T A =29.37 K=29.4 K

△TB:

△ T B =T HB−TcB

△ T B =39.4 ˚ C−10˚ C

△ T B =29.4 K

LMTD :
△ T A+ △ T B
△ T Ave=
2
29.4 K +29.4 K
△ T Ave=
2
△ T Ave=29.4 K

Q:
Q=m w Cp W △ T C

kg J
(
Q= 6.30
s)(
4187
Kg−k )
( 36.23 ˚ C−10˚ C )

Q=691897.56W
A:
Q=UA ( LMTD )
691897.56 W =568W m2 k ( A )( 29.4 K )

A=41 . 4 m 2