heat 4200 Kfikg K flotos Hrrougha heat exchanger at the rate of £ag/nin £2400 JPhg K flows mata rate of Skg/minand effectiveness ifthe fluid flow conforms to: Exanaple 14,39, Hot toater harming specific ruithan inlet lempereture of 100°C. A cold fia having a specific hea tuithnlettenrperature 20°C. Make calculations forthe maximnem possible ‘adsaralel ore arrangement (b) courter flow arrangemert. Solution : Thermal capacity rates of the hot and cold Huids are= 4 Cy Ith, 6, = Gq % £200 = 280 W/K C, = m.6,= 35 * 2400 =320W/K Obviously, Cyg = 280 WAK and Cyyge= 320 W/K “i mati Goin _ 280 tio, C = === Capacity ratio,C = ¢ 329 7 0875 {he effectiveness for a parallel flow heat exchanger is 1— exp[- NTUC+C] ee 1+ Effectiveness will be maximum when NTU = for the given value of capacity ratioC.1- expf- =] 1+€ att © 14#C > 1+0.875 (b) The effectiveness for a counter flow heat exchanger is cy © 1-Cexp[-NTUG-C)] Effectivenss will be maximum when NTU = forthe given value of capacity ratio C . Maximum possible effectiveness = = 6.533 & :. Maximum ible effecti _ eps) pe) :. Maximum possible effec VveneSS = 7 Coxpt— 5 1-0 = 77 sl 1-0Example 14.90. A counter flow heat exchanger is used to coo! 2000 kg/hr of cil y= 2.5 Kf K) from 105°C to 30°C by the use of water entering at 15°C. If the overall heat transfer coefficient is ‘expected to be 1.5 EWhn?K, make calculations for the water flow rate, the surface area required and the effectiveness of hent exchanger, Presume it the eit lemperature of the water is not to exceed 80°C, Use NTUL-effectioeness epproach. heat lost by oil (hot fluid} = heat gained by water (coolant) yy, (Ey Hy) = Me Ce Ula tea) 2000 x 2.5 (105 - 30} = m, x 418 (80 ~ 15) 2000 x 2.5 x (105 - 30) . mass flow rate of coolant (water) 1, = £18x(80 21 = 1380.2 kg/hr