CALCULATION

Power Absorbed:
Qa=(ṁcold )(Cpc)(Tcout −Tc ¿ )

¿(Vc )(ρcold )(Cpc)(Tc out −Tc¿ )

Where,
Vc : Cold water volume flow rate
ρcold : Cold water density
Cpc : Specific heat for cold water
Tc out : Cold water temperature outlet
Tc ¿ : Cold water temperature inlet

Power Emitted:
Qe =(ṁhot )(Cph)(Th¿−Th out )

¿(Vh)(ρhot )(Cph)(Th¿ −Thout )

Where,
Vh : Hot water volume flow rate
ρhot : Hot water density
Cph : Specific heat for cold water
Thout : Hot water temperature outlet
Th¿ : Hot water temperature inlet

Power Loss:
Ql=¿Q −Q e a ¿

Where,
Ql : Power Loss
Qe : Power Emitted
Qa : Power Absorbed
Overall Efficiency:
Qe
η= x 100 %
Qa

Where,
Qe : Power Emitted
Qa : Power Absorbed

Log Mean Temperature Difference:

(ΔT 1−ΔT 2)
ΔT m =
ΔT 1
ln ⁡( )
ΔT 2

Where:
ΔT 1 : Th¿ −Tcout
ΔT 2 : Thout −Tc ¿

Overall Heat Transfer Coefficient:

Qa
U=
(As)( ΔT m)

Where:
Qa : Power Absorbed
ΔT m : Log Mean Temperature Difference
As : Heat Transmission Area
Hot Medium:

ηh = [ Th¿−Thout
Th¿ −Tc ¿ ]
x 100 %

Where,
Th¿ : Inlet Temperature for Hot Water
Tc ¿ : Inlet Temperature for Cold Water
Thout : Outlet Temperature for Hot Water

Cold Medium:

ηc = [ Tc out −Tc ¿
Th¿ −Tc¿ ]x 100 %

Where,
Th¿ : Inlet Temperature for Hot Water
Tc ¿ : Inlet Temperature for Cold Water
TC out : Outlet Temperature for Cold Water

Efficiency of Mean Temperature:

ηmean = [ ]
ηc + ηh
2

Where,
ηc : Efficiency for Cold Medium
ηh : Efficiency for Hot Medium