CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SERIES: HEAT TRANSFER

SOLVED PROBLEMS

Water at a temperature of 350 K moves at 2.5x10 -4 m3/s through a in SCH 80 pipe.

Calculate the heat transfer coefficient within the pipe.

Source: REA Problem Solver Transport Phenomena

SOLUTION:

FORCED CONVECTION

Water properties at 350 K

kg 4 kg W
=973.702 ; =3.72 x 10 ; k=0.668 ; Pr=2.33
m 3
m s m K

Check type of flow:

=
D V
=
D
( )
2
4
D

=
4 Q
=
(
4 2.5 x 10
m3
4
s )(
973.702 3
kg
m) =60,076.81
D 0.0254 m 4 kg
(
0.546x
)(
3.72 x 10 )
m s

Flow is turbulent, using equation 5-50, CHE HB 8th edition

0.14
b
Nu=0.027 4 /5 Pr 1 /3
( )
s

b= s
Assume

Nu=0.027 ( 60,076.81 )4 /5 ( 2.33 )1 /3=238.112

hD
Nu=
k

W
h=
(
( 238.112 ) 0.668
mK )
0.0254 m
0.546x

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SERIES: HEAT TRANSFER
SOLVED PROBLEMS

W
h=11,469.15
m2 K

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