The details of a double pipe heat exchanger are given as: (a) cold fluid heat capacity rate
Question:
The details of a double pipe heat exchanger are given as:
(a) cold fluid heat capacity rate \(C_{1}=1100 \mathrm{~W} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\);
(b) Hot fluid heat capacity rate \(C_{2}=734 \mathrm{~W} /{ }^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\);
(c) overall heat transfer coefficient \(U=600 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2 \circ} \mathrm{C}(d)\) heat exchanger area \(A=4 \mathrm{~m}^{2}\)
(e) cold fluid entry temperature \(T_{c i}=20^{\circ} \mathrm{C}(f)\) hot fluid entry temperature \(T_{h i}=80^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). Set up the stiffness matrix and them solve for the outlet temperature and the effectiveness of the heat exchanger by using 1 element, 2 elements and 4 elements for the heat exchanger. Also determine the minimum number of elements required for converged solution (refer to Chapter 9).
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Fundamentals Of The Finite Element Method For Heat And Mass Transfer Wiley Series In Computational Mechanics
ISBN: 272391
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Authors: P. Nithiarasu, R. W. Lewis, K. N. Seetharamu