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COURSE CODE: ENT 343 / 3 CREATED DATE:
Experiment
TITLE: CONCENTRIC OF HEAT EXCHANGER 10 SEPTEMBER 2016
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EDITION:01

CONCENTRIC HEAT EXCHANGER

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A. EXPERIMENT AIM
This experiment offers the determination of performance of a concentric tube heat
exchanger.

B. EXPERIMENT OBJECTIVE
1. To determine of heat transfer coefficient for forced convection for tubes bank.
2. To determine of coefficient of the forced convection system.

C. EXPERIMENT APPARATUS

Figure 1: Front view of the concentric tube heat exchanger

Table 1: List of Part in Free & Forced Convection Unit.
No Item No Item
1 Hot tank cover 15
2 Water tank level sensor 16 Temperature selector
3 Heating element 17 Temperature sensor
4 Storage tank 18 Temperature sensor
5 Bypass valve 19 Selector valve
6 Suction pipe 20 Temperature sensor
7 pump 21 Hot flowmeter
8 Temperature sensor 22 Control valve
9 valve 23 Cold water inlet
10 Temperature sensor 24 Cold water outlet
11 Valve 25 Temperature sensor
12 Temperature controller 26 Control valve
13 Temperature display 27 Cold Flowmeter
14 Concentric tube
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D. EXPERIMENTAL PROCEDURE

1. Please refer to the Standard Operating Procedure of Concentric Heat Exchanger

Unit.
2. Record all temperature reading.

E. EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS
1. Determine the efficiency, log mean temperature and overall heat transfer coefficient
for parallel and counter flow.
2. Plot the heat transfer coefficient vs velocity position for parallel and counter flow.

F. DISCUSSION / EVALUATION & QUESTION

1. What will happened if the tube banks are changed to become in line form instead of
staggered form.

2. Comments on the variation heat transfer coefficient by convection with air velocity
and heat power and efficiency of the system with heater power.

3. List all factors that will be affecting the convection process.

4. What will be happened if we increase the flow rate of cold water in the experiment.
5. Compare your results, which type of double-pipe heat exchanger is more effective
a parallel flow or counter flow heat exchanger.

6. Explain any unusual difficulties or problems which may have led to poor results.

7. Sketch and explain the heat transfer process occurred between fluid and tube wall
of heat exchanger in the experiment

G. CONCLUSION
1. Make an intelligent conclusion of your experiment base on data and discussion with
refer to experiment objective.

2. Give examples in industrial application.

H. REFERENCES
Give at least 2 references (accordingly to Final Year Project format).