A shell-and-tube exchanger is used to cool an aqueous stream from 95 to 30C using cooling water

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A shell-and-tube exchanger is used to cool an aqueous stream from 95 to 30°C using cooling water at 20°C. If the flow rate of the cooling water is twice that of the process stream, would a higher overall coefficient be obtained with cooling water in the tubes or in the shell?

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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering

ISBN: 9780072848236

7th Edition

Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott

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