HEAT TRANSFER-FINAL REVIEWER

1. AN AIR COOLED CONDENSER IS TO REJECT 70 kW OF HEAT FROM A CONDENSING

REFRIGERANT TO AIR. THE CONDENSER HAS AN AIR-SIDE AREA OF 210m² AND A u
VALUE BASED ON THIS AREA OF 0.037 kW/m²-K: IT IS SUPPLIED WITH 6.6 m³/s OF
AIR WHICH HAS A DENSITY OF 1.15 kg/m³. IF THE CONDENSING TEMPERATURE IS
TO BE LIMITED TO 55°C, WHAT IS THE MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE TEMPERATURE OF
THE INLET AIR?
GIVEN:
𝑘𝑊
𝑢 = 0.037
𝑚2 − 𝐾
𝑄 = 70𝐾𝑊
𝐴 = 210𝑚2
𝑚3 𝑘𝑔
𝑚 = (6.6 ) (1.15 3 )
𝑠 𝑚
𝑇𝑐 = 55℃
REQ’D:
𝑇𝐼𝑁 =?
SOLUTION:
𝑄 = 𝐴𝑢𝜃
𝑘𝑊
70𝐾𝑊 = (210𝑚2 )( 𝑢 = 0.037 )𝜃
𝑚2 − 𝐾
70𝐾𝑊
𝜃= = 9.009𝐾
7.77𝐾𝑊
𝐾
𝑄 = 𝑚𝐶∆𝑡
𝑚3 𝑘𝑔 𝐾𝐽
70𝐾𝑊 = (6.6 ) (1.15 3 ) (1.02 ) (∆𝑡)
𝑠 𝑚 𝑘𝑔 − 𝐾
70𝐾𝑊
∆𝑡 = = 9.04𝐾
7.74𝐾𝑊
𝐾
 𝑇𝑀𝐴𝑋 − 𝑇𝑀𝐼𝑁
𝜃=
𝑇
ln 𝑀𝐴𝑋
𝑇𝑀𝐼𝑁
(55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁 ) − (55℃ − 𝑇𝑂𝑈𝑇 )
9.009𝐾 =
55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
ln [ ]
55℃ − 𝑇𝑂𝑈𝑇
𝑇𝑂𝑈𝑇 − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
9.009𝐾 =
55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
ln [ ]
55℃ − (9.04℃ + 𝑇𝐼𝑁 )
9.04𝐾
9.009𝐾 =
55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
ln [ ]
55℃ − (9.04℃ + 𝑇𝐼𝑁 )
55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁 9.04𝐾
ln [ ]=
55℃ − (9.04℃ + 𝑇𝐼𝑁 ) 9.009𝐾
55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
ln [ ]=1
45.96℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑎 (𝑏) = 𝑐 >> 𝑎𝑐 = 𝑏, 𝑤𝑒 ℎ𝑎𝑣𝑒;
55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
𝑒=
45.96℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
𝑒(45.96℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁 ) = 55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
45.96𝑒℃ − 𝑒𝑇𝐼𝑁 = 55℃ − 𝑇𝐼𝑁
𝑇𝐼𝑁 − 𝑒𝑇𝐼𝑁 = 55℃ − 45.96𝑒℃
𝑇𝐼𝑁 (1 − 𝑒) = 55℃℃ − 45.96𝑒℃
55℃ − 45.96𝑒℃
𝑇𝐼𝑁 =
1−𝑒
−69.93
𝑇𝐼𝑁 = ℃ = 40.7℃
−1.718