Question: Water is heated by submerging 50-mm diameter, thin-walled copper tubes in a tank and passing hot combustion gases (Tg = 750 K) through the tubes.

Water is heated by submerging 50-mm diameter, thin-walled copper tubes in a tank and passing hot combustion gases (Tg = 750 K) through the tubes. To enhance heat transfer to the water, four straight fins of uniform cross section, which form a cross, are inserted in each tube. The fins are 5 mm thick and are also made of copper (k = 400 W/m ∙ K).

D = 50 mm T, 350 K Water - Fins (t = 5 mm) Gases T = 750 K h, = 30 Wim?-K -Tube wall


If the tube surface temperature is Ts = 350 K and the gas-side convection coefficient is hg = 30 W/m2 ∙ K, what is the rate of heat transfer to the water per meter of pipe length?

D = 50 mm T, 350 K Water - Fins (t = 5 mm) Gases T = 750 K h, = 30 Wim?-K -Tube wall

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