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Problemset#7
1.Aconcentrictubeheatexchangeruseswater(Cp=4178J/kg.K),whichisavailableat
15oCtocoolethyleneglycol(Cp=2650J/kg.K)from100to60 oC.Thewaterandglycol
flowratesareeach0.5kg/s.Determinetheeffectivenessoftheexchanger.
2. (Ref.1)Asinglepassshellandtubeheatexchangercontains80steeltubes(k=25
Btu/hrftoF).TheIDofthetubesis0.732in.,andtheODis1.0in.Theshellsideofthe
exchangercontainssaturatedsteamat330oF,andwaterpassesthroughthetubes.The
unitisdesignedwithsufficienttubeareatopermit15,000gphofwatertobeheatedfrom
70to140oF.Inthecourseofthisdesign,adirtcoefficienth dof1000Btu/hrft2oFwas
assumedtoallowforscalingonthewatersideofthetube.Thefilmcoefficientforthe
steamis2000Btu/hrft2oF.Thefilmcoefficientforthewateris600Btu/hrft2oF.No
safety factor other than the one scale value was used in carrying out the exchanger
design. Estimate the temperature of saturated steam which must be used when the
exchangerisnew(i.e.,noscalepresent)ifthewaterenterstheunitatarateof15,000gph
andisheatedfrom70to140oF.Cpofwater=1Btu/lboF1ft3=7.48gal.Waterdensity
=62.3lb/ft3.
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3. (Ref.2)Hotoilataflowrateof3.00kg/s(C p =1.92kJ/kgoK)entersanexisting
counterflowexchangerat400oKandiscooledbywaterenteringat325 oKandflowingat
arateof0.70kg/s.TheoverallU=350W/m 2oKandareaA=12.9m2.Calculatethe
heattransferrateandtheexitoiltemperature.
4. (Ref.2)Inasinglepasscounterflowheatexchanger,10,000lb/hrofwaterentersat
60oFandcools20,000lb/hrofoilhavingaspecificheatof0.50Btu/lboFfrom200oFto
150oF.Iftheoverallheattransfercoefficientis50Btu/hrft2oF,determinethesurface
arearequired.
5.(Ref.2)Saturatedsteamat0.14bariscondensedinashellandtubeheatexchanger
withoneshellpassandtwotubepassesconsistingof130brasstubes(perpass),each
withalengthperpassof2m.Thetubeshaveinnerandouterdiametersof13.4and15.9
mm,respectively.Coolingwaterentersthetubesat20oCwithameanvelocityof1.25
m/s.Theheattransfercoefficientforcondensationontheoutersurfacesofthetubesis
13,500W/m2oK.Determinetheoverallheattransfercoefficient,thecoolingwateroutlet
temperature,andthesteamcondensationrate.

6.RuntheprogramMicroplantasaNoviceTroubleshooterandturninthelastdisplay
oftheprogram.
7. A vertical1 tube evaporator containing 100 5cmO.D., 2mmwallthickness tubes
generates83kg/sofsteam.Atagivenlocationuptheevaporator,thepressureis1.17
Mpa,andthemassqualityis50.0%.Calculatethepressuregradientiftheheatingrateper
tubeis1.5105Wpermeterlength.

8. Therateoffermentationofglucose(A)toethanol(B)by Saccharomycescerevisiae
(C)at303oKisgivenby:

C
rA=k 1 B*
CB

0.52

C ACC
C A CM
*

wherek=1.53103kg/m3s, CB =93kg/m3,andCM=1.7kg/m3.
The cell yield is 0.06 kg Saccharomyces cerevisiae produced per kg of glucose
consumed.
a)Evaluatethetimerequiredfor95percentconversionofglucoseinabatchreactorwith
aninitialchargeof10kg/m3glucoseandinitialcellconcentrationof0.01kg/m3ina10
m3batchreactorfilledto70percent.
b)DeterminetherequiredflowratetoproducethesameglucoseconversionforaPFRof
equal volume with the same glucosefeed concentration, but with 0.9 kg/m 3 of
Saccharomycescerevisiaeinthefeed.
References:
(1)PetersandTimmerhaus,PlantDesignandEconomicsforChemicalEngineers,
FourthEdition,McGrawHill
(2)IncroperaandDeWitt,FundamentalsofHeatTransfer.

Mills, A.F., Heat and Mass Transfer, Irwin, 1995, pg. 653.