A copper pipe (k = 350 W/m K) having inner diameter of 1.75 cm and 2.0...
A fouling factor represents the reciprocal of the scale coefficient i.e. heat transfer.
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A copper pipe (k = 350 W/m K) having inner diameter of 1.75 cm and 2.0...
Given data:
- Inner diameter of copper pipe, D_i = 1.75 cm
- Outer diameter of copper pipe, D_o = 2.0 cm
- Thermal conductivity of copper, k_c = 350 W/m K
- Film coefficient on water side, h_w = 4600 W/m2K
- Fouling factor on water side, R_f,w = 0.00034 m2K/W
- Film coefficient on oil side, h_o = 1200 W/m2K
- Fouling factor on oil side, R_f,o = 0.00086 m2K/W
Assumptions:
- Steady-state heat transfer
- Negligible thickness of copper pipe wall
- Uniform inner and outer surface temperatures
- Negligible axial conduction
Overall heat transfer coefficient, U, can be calculated using the following formula:
1/U = (1/hi) + (Rfi) + (Do/Di)(Rfo) + (Do/Di)(1/ho)
where,
- hi is the convective heat transfer coefficient on the inside surface of copper pipe
- Rfi is the fouling resistance on the inside surface of copper pipe
- Rfo is the fouling resistance on the outside surface of copper pipe
- ho is the convective heat transfer coefficient on the outside surface of steel pipe
Calculation steps:
1. Calculate the inside surface area of copper pipe:
A_i = π D_i L, where L is the length of the pipe
2. Calculate the outside surface area of copper pipe:
A_o = π D_o L, where L is the length of the pipe
3. Calculate the perimeter of annular passage:
P = π (D_o - D_i)
4. Calculate the hydraulic diameter of annular passage:
D_h = (4 A_o) / P
5. Calculate the Reynolds number for oil flow:
Re_o = (ρ_o V D_h) / μ_o, where V is the velocity of oil flow, ρ_o is the density of oil, and μ_o is the viscosity of oil
6. Calculate the Nusselt number for oil side:
Nu_o = (0.36 + (0.52 / (1 + 0.027 / D_h^0.8))) * Re_o^0.6 * Pr_o^0.4, where Pr_o is the Prandtl number of oil
7. Calculate the convective heat transfer coefficient on oil side:
h_o = (Nu_o k_o) / D_h, where k_o is the thermal conductivity of steel
8. Calculate the fouling resistance on oil side:
R_f,o = (t_f,o / k_o) * (1 / A_o), where t_f,o is the fouling thickness on oil side
9. Calculate the Reynolds number for water flow:
Re_w = (ρ_w V D_i) / μ_w, where V is the velocity of water flow, ρ_w is the density of water, and μ_w is the viscosity of water
10. Calculate the Prandtl number for water:
Pr_w = (C_p,w μ_w) / k_w, where C_p,w is the specific heat of water, and k_w is the thermal conductivity of water
11. Calculate the Nusselt number for water side:
Nu_w = 0.023 * (Re