Summer Semester: 2024
Course Name: Power Plant Technology 2
Tutorial 2 – Heat Exchangers
Course Instructor: Dr. Sayantan Jana
Q.1. The condenser of a steam power plant contains N = 1000 brass tubes (kt = 110 W/m-K), each
of inner and outer diameters, Di = 25 mm and Do = 28 mm, respectively. Steam condensation on
the outer surfaces of the tubes is characterized by a convection coefficient of ho = 10,000 W/m2-
K.
a) If cooling water from a large lake is pumped through the condenser tubes at ṁc = 400 kg/s,
what is the overall heat transfer coefficient Uo based on the outer surface area of a tube?
Properties of the water may be approximated as μ = 9.60×10-4 N-s/m2, k = 0.6 W/m-K,
and Pr = 6.6.
b) If, after extended operation, fouling provides a resistance of R f ,i = 10-4 m2-K/W, at the
inner surface, what is the value of Uo?
c) If water is extracted from the lake at 15 ℃ and 10 kg/s of steam at 0.0622 bar are to be
condensed, what is the corresponding temperature of the water leaving the condenser?
The specific heat of the water is 4180 J/kg-K.
Q.2. A counter-flow double-pipe heat exchanger is used to heat water from 30 °C to 90 °C at a
rate of 1.5 kg/s. The heating is to be accomplished by geothermal water available at 160 °C at a
mass flow rate of 2.5 kg/s. The inner tube is thin-walled and has a diameter of 1.5 cm. If the
overall heat transfer coefficient of the heat exchanger is 650 W/m 2.℃, determine the length of the
heat exchanger required to achieve the desired heating.
Given: Specific heats of water and geothermal fluids are 4.18 and 4.31 kJ/kg.℃.
Q.3. Glycerine (cp = 2400 J/kg°C) at 30 °C and 0.3 kg/s is to be heated by ethylene glycol (c p =
2500 J/kg°C) at 80 °C in a thin-walled double-pipe parallel-flow heat exchanger. The temperature
difference between the two fluids is 10°C at the outlet of the heat exchanger. If the overall heat
transfer coefficient is 300 W/m2-℃ and the heat transfer surface area is 3.2 m2, determine:
a) The rate of heat transfer.
b) The outlet temperature of the glycerine.
c) The mass flow rate of the ethylene glycol.
Q.4. Water at a rate of 45,500 kg/h is heated from 80 °C to 150 °C in a heat exchanger having
two shell passes and eight tube passes with a total surface area of 925 m 2. Hot exhaust gases
having approximately the same thermophysical properties as air enter at 350 °C and exit at 175
°C. Determine the overall heat transfer coefficient.
Q.5. Water (cp = 4180 J/kg.°C) is to be heated by solar-heated hot air (cp=1010 J/kg.°C) in a
double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger. Air enters the heat exchanger at 95°C at a rate of 0.4
kg/s, while water enters at 25°C at a rate of 0.15 kg/s. The overall heat transfer coefficient based
on the inner side of the tube is given to be 120 W/m 2-℃. The length of the tube is 12 m and the
internal diameter of the tube is 1.5 cm. Determine the outlet temperatures of the water and the air.