A shell-and-tube heat exchanger with 2-shell passes and 8-tube passes is used to heat ethyl alcohol (c

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A shell-and-tube heat exchanger with 2-shell passes and 8-tube passes is used to heat ethyl alcohol (cp = 2670 J/kg·K) in the tubes from 25°C to 70°C at a rate of 2.1 kg/s. The heating is to be done by water (cp = 4190 J/kg·K) that enters the shell at 95°C and leaves at 60°C. If the overall heat transfer coefficient is 800 W/m2·K, determine the heat transfer surface area of the heat exchanger using

(a) The LMTD method

(b) The ε-NTU method.

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Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences

ISBN: 978-0078027680

5th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Robert H. Turner, John M. Cimbala

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