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Problemas Intercambiadores de calor

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 33mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If the outlet temperature of the oil is 60C, determine the total heat transfer rate.

a)

8000 W

b)

7500 W

c)

7600 W

d)

7400 W

2.

Determine the outlet temperature of the water

a)

45.1

b)

46.1

c)

48.1

d)

50.1

3.

Determine the length of the heat exchanger

a)

45.3 m

b)

46.3 m

c)

48.3 m

d)

40.3 m

4.

What are the heat transfer mechanisms involved during heat transfer from the hot to the cold fluid?

a)

Convection and Conduction

b)

Radiation and Convection

c)

Conduction , Radiation and Convection

d)

Convection

5.

Is the approximation hi = ho = h for the convection heat transfer coefficient in a heat exchanger a reasonable one when the thickness of the tube wall is negligible?

a)

True

b)

False

6.

A double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger is to cool ethylene glycol (Cp = 2560 J/kg · °C) flowing at a rate of 3.5 kg/s from 80°C to 40°C by water (Cp = 4180 J/kg · °C) that enters at 20°C and leaves at 55°C. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area of the tube is 250 W/m2 · °C. Determine the rate of heat transfer.

a)

400 kW

b)

358.4 kW

c)

350.3 kW

d)

360.5 kW

7.

A double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger is to cool ethylene glycol (Cp = 2560 J/kg · °C) flowing at a rate of 3.5 kg/s from 80°C to 40°C by water (Cp = 4180 J/kg · °C) that enters at 20°C and leaves at 55°C. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area of the tube is 250 W/m2 · °C. Determine the mass flow rate of water.

a)

3.1 kg/s

b)

2 kg/s

c)

2.45 kg/s

d)

2.7 kg/s

8.

A double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger is to cool ethylene glycol (Cp = 2560 J/kg · °C) flowing at a rate of 3.5 kg/s from 80°C to 40°C by water (Cp = 4180 J/kg · °C) that enters at 20°C and leaves at 55°C. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface area of the tube is 250 W/m2 · °C. Determine the heat transfer surface area using LMTD method.

a)

60 m2

b)

68 m2

c)

67 m2

d)

64 m2

9.

A heat exchanger is used to condense steam coming off the turbine of a steam power plant by cold water from a nearby lake. The cold water (cp = 4.18 kJ/kg⋅ºC) enters the condenser at 16ºC at a rate of 20 kg/s and leaves at 25ºC while the steam condenses at 45ºC (hfg=2395 kJ/kg). The condenser is not insulated and it is estimated that heat at a rate of 8 kW is lost from the condenser to the surrounding air. Determine the mass flow rate at which the steam condenses.

a)

0.318 kg/s

b)

0.282 kg/s

c)

0.290 kg/s

d)

0.305 kg/s

10.

A heat exchanger is used to heat cold water(cp=4.18 kJ/kgC) entering at 8°C at a rate of 1.2 kg/s by hot air (cp= 1kJ/kgC) entering at 90°C at rate of 2.5 kg/s. The highest rate of heat transfer in the heat exchanger is:

a)

114 kW

b)

411 kW

c)

205 kW

d)

300 kW

11.

Cold water (cp = 4.18 kJ/kg⋅ºC) enters a counter-flow heat exchanger at 10ºC at a rate of 0.35 kg/s where it is heated by hot air (cp = 1.0 kJ/kg⋅ºC) that enters the heat exchanger at 50ºC at a rate of 1.9 kg/s and leaves at 25ºC. The effectiveness of this heat exchanger is:

a)

0.5

b)

0.63

c)

0.72

d)

0.81

12.

Steam is to be condensed on the shell side of a 2-shell-passes and 8-tube-passes condenser, with 20 tubes in each pass. Cooling water (cp=4.18 kJ/kgC) enters the tubes at a rate of 2 kg/s. If the heat transfer area is 14 m2 and the overall heat transfer coefficient is 1800 W/m2·°C, the effectiveness of this condenser is:

a)

0.9

b)

0.95

c)

0.75

d)

0.85