Expt No: 5 Date:

DOUBLE PIPE HEAT EXCHANGER

(Counter Flow)

AIM:

To determine the overall heat transfer coefficient of a double pipe heat exchanger in counter flow condition

APPARATUS:
Ther mometers, Stop clock, measuring flask

SPECIFICATIONS:

Length of the heat exchanger = 1200 cm

Inner Copper/brass tube I.D. = 9.5mm, O.D. = 12.5mm
Outer O.I. tube I.D. = 28.5mm, O.D. = 32mm

FORMULAE:

1. Heat transfer from hot water

Qn = mn Cpn (Thi – Tho) W

Where mh = mass flow rate of hot water

2. Heat abosrbed by cold water

QC = mc Cpc (Tco – Tci) W
Where mc mass flow rate of cold water

3. Logarthmic mean temperature

Difference LMTD = T1 - T2
--------------- T1 = Thi – Tco
ln T1 T2 = Tho – Tci
-------
T2

4. Effectiveness
mc Cpc (Tco – Tci)

E = --------------------------

(m Cp)min (Thi – Tci)

5. Overall heat transfer coefficient U as given by

Q = UA*LMTD
Q
U = -----------
A * LMTD
PROCEDURE:

1. Start the Unit and check the water flow direction

2. Adjust the flow to some known quantity
3. Note all the temperatures
4. Repeat the experiments for different flow rates.

OBSERVATIONS:

Hot water Cold water

S.No Mass flow Inlet temp Outlet temp Mass flow Inlet temp Tci Outlet temp
rate mh kg/s Thi oC Tho oC rate mc kg/s o
C Tco oC

1
2

RESULTS:

S.No. LMTD Q
o
C Heat Flow rate in W E
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