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Module 5: Activity No. 1: Length

This document summarizes a problem involving calculating the log mean temperature difference (LMTD), surface area, and flow rate for a water cooler using melting ice. It is given that 100 lb/hr of ice at 32°F is used to cool water from 80°F to 42°F with an inside heat transfer coefficient of 110 BTU/hr-ft2°F. The LMTD is calculated as 61°F. The inside surface area is calculated as 0.2513 ft2. The flow rate of cooled water is calculated as 0.7571 GPM.

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Module 5: Activity No. 1: Length

This document summarizes a problem involving calculating the log mean temperature difference (LMTD), surface area, and flow rate for a water cooler using melting ice. It is given that 100 lb/hr of ice at 32°F is used to cool water from 80°F to 42°F with an inside heat transfer coefficient of 110 BTU/hr-ft2°F. The LMTD is calculated as 61°F. The inside surface area is calculated as 0.2513 ft2. The flow rate of cooled water is calculated as 0.7571 GPM.

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Module 5: Activity No.

1
Heat Exchangers and LMTD/AMTD Exercises Problem

Name: Quinit, Mel Anthony E.


Student No.: 20160150812
Problem:
A water cooler uses 100 lb/hr of melting ice (32 deg F) to cool running water from 80
deg F to 42deg F. Based on the inside coil area, U i= 110 BTU/hr- sq FT deg F, find:
a) LMTD;
b) Inside surface area
c) GPM of water cooled

LENGTH
GIVEN:
lb
mice =100
hr
BTU
Latent Heat of Fusion of Ice=144
lb
T 1water=80℉

T 2water=42℉

BTU
U i=110
hr −ft 2 ℉
SOLUTION:
Q=U i Ai (LMTD)
Q=mc p ∆ T

∴ U i A i ( LMTD )=mc p ∆ T

BTU
NOTE : For ice use latent heat of fusion of ice=144
lb

∴ U i A i ( LMTD )=m Lf

(110 hr BTU
−ft ℉ ) lb BTU
( A ) ( LMTD )=(100 hr )(144 lb )
2 i

( Ai ) ( LMTD )=130.9091 eqn. 1

Q ice =Qwater

m ice Lf =m water c p ∆ T

(100 hrlb )(144 BTU


lb )
=m water (1)(80−42)℉

lb
m water =378.95
hr

T i+ T o
a.) LMTD= 2

(80+42)℉
LMTD=
2

LMTD=61℉
b.) substitue LMTD=61 ℉ ¿ eqn . 1

130.9091 ft 2 . R
Ai =
( 61 ℉ +460 ) R

Ai=0.2513 ft 2

m water
c.) V = ρ
water

lb
378.95
hr 1 hour gallon
V =( )( )( )
lb 60 minutes 0.13368 f t 3
62.4 3
ft
V =0.7571GPM

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