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A shell - and - tube heat exchanger is used to cool biodiesel from 6 0 [ C ] to 3 0 [ C ]

A shell-and-tube heat exchanger is used to cool biodiesel from 60[C] to 30[C]. The biodiesel flows into the shell side at 5.0[m3/h]. The cooling water flows into the tube side at 10[C] and out at 30[C]. The inside diameter of the copper pipe used in the exchanger is 1.5[in]. The wall of the copper pipe is 0.072[in]. The heat-transfer coefficient for the biodiesel on the shell side was measured as 340[W/(m2*K)]. The thermal conductivity of copper is 400[W/(m K)]. The average density of biodiesel in this temperature range is 880[kg/m3]. The heat capacity of biodiesel is 2400[J/(kg*K)]. The heat capacity of water is 4200 J/(kg K). The thermal conductivity of water is 0.6 W/(m*K).
Calculate the flow rate of the cooling water.
Calculate the heat load on the exchanger.
Calculate the convective heat transfer coefficient for the water/tube side.
Calculate the overall heat transfer coefficient.
Calculate the area required for the heat exchanger. (What will you do about the temperature? Will you use a shape factor?)
Calculate the total length of tubing required.
How many passes will the tubing make if the length of the shell is limited to 2[m].

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