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A double pipe heat exchanger is used to heat 5 kg/sec of Dowtherm A from 15°C to 65°C using waste hot water cooled from 95°C to 75°C flowing counter-currently in the inner tube. The problem asks to determine the total length of the heat exchanger made of steel with thermal conductivity of 60 W/m.K given the fluid properties and flow rates.

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A double pipe heat exchanger is used to heat 5 kg/sec of Dowtherm A from 15°C to 65°C using waste hot water cooled from 95°C to 75°C flowing counter-currently in the inner tube. The problem asks to determine the total length of the heat exchanger made of steel with thermal conductivity of 60 W/m.K given the fluid properties and flow rates.

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Problem: Double Pipe Heat Exchanger

A double pipe heat exchanger of the dimensions shown in figure is employed to heat 5 kg/sec of
Dowtherm A from 15°C to 65°C using waste hot water cooled in the process from 95°C to 75°C.
The hot water flows in the inner tube in counter flow to the Dowtherm, which flows in the
annulus. What is the total length of the heat exchanger required? Assume the tube material to be
of steel with k = 60 W/m.K

Fluid Properties:

Properties Dowtherm A (at 40°C) Water (at 85°C)


Density (kg/m3) 1044 969
Specific Heat (J/kg.K) 1622 4197
Conductivity (W/m.K) 0.138 0.676
Viscosity (N.sec/m2) 2.7x10-3 3.11x10-4

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