Question: A double - pipe heat exchanger is used to cool a hot fluid before it flows into a system of pipes. The inner surface of

A double-pipe heat exchanger is used to cool a hot fluid before it flows into a
system of pipes. The inner surface of the pipes is primarily coated with
polypropylene lining. The double-pipe heat exchanger has a thin-walled inner
tube, with convection heat transfer coefficients inside and outside of the inner
tube estimated to be 1400 W/m2
K and 1100 W/m2
K, respectively. The heat
exchanger has a heat transfer surface area of 2.5 m2, and the estimated fouling
factor caused by the accumulation of deposit on the surface is 0.0002 m2
K/W.
The hot fluid (cp =3800 J/kgK) enters the heat exchanger at 200C with a flow
rate of 0.4 kg/s. In the cold side, cooling fluid (cp =4200 J/kgK) enters the heat
exchanger at 10C with a mass flow rate of 0.5 kg/s.
Determine:
5-a the effectiveness for the parallel-flow configuration,
5-b the outlet temperature of the hot fluid for parallel-flow configuration,
5-c the effectiveness for the counter-flow configuration,
5-d The outlet temperature of the hot fluid for counter-flow configuration.

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