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Heat Transfer in Tube Banks Analysis

This document contains two problems involving heat transfer calculations for tube banks. The first problem involves air flowing over steam condensing tubes, and calculates the heat transfer rate, pressure drop, and steam condensation rate. The second problem involves exhaust gases preheating water in tubes, and calculates the heat transfer rate per tube length, pressure drop, and water temperature rise per tube length. Both problems provide tube geometry, fluid properties and flow conditions to determine the requested heat transfer and pressure drop calculations.

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Heat Transfer in Tube Banks Analysis

This document contains two problems involving heat transfer calculations for tube banks. The first problem involves air flowing over steam condensing tubes, and calculates the heat transfer rate, pressure drop, and steam condensation rate. The second problem involves exhaust gases preheating water in tubes, and calculates the heat transfer rate per tube length, pressure drop, and water temperature rise per tube length. Both problems provide tube geometry, fluid properties and flow conditions to determine the requested heat transfer and pressure drop calculations.

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EEN-E1020 Heat Transfer 2016

Class Work # 4
Topic: External Convection

Class Problem 1

Air is to be heated by passing it over a bank of 3-m-long tubes inside which steam is condensing at
100°C. Air approaches the tube bank in the normal direction at 20°C and 1 atm with a mean velocity
of 5.2 m/s. The outer diameter of the tubes is 1.6 cm, and the tubes are arranged staggered with
longitudinal and transverse pitches of SL = ST = 4 cm. There are 20 rows in the flow direction with 10
tubes in each row. Determine (a) the rate of heat transfer, (b) and pressure drop across the tube bank,
and (c) the rate of condensation of steam inside the tubes.

Class Problem 2

Exhaust gases at 1 atm and 300°C are used to preheat water in an industrial facility by passing them
over a bank of tubes through which water is flowing at a rate of 6 kg/s. The mean tube wall
temperature is 80°C. Exhaust gases approach the tube bank in normal direction at 4.5 m/s. The outer
diameter of the tubes is 2.1 cm, and the tubes are arranged in-line with longitudinal and transverse
pitches of SE, = ST = 8 cm. There are 16 rows in the flow direction with eight tubes in each row. Using
the properties of air for exhaust gases, determine
(a) The rate of heat transfer per unit length of tubes, (b) and pressure drop across the tube bank, and
(c) the temperature rise of water flowing through the tubes per unit length of tubes.

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