Tutorial 10

Heat Transfer Processes and Equipment

Condensation

1. Saturated steam at 55°C is to be condensed at a rate of 10 kg/h on the outside of a 3-

cm-outer-diameter horizontal tube whose surface is maintained at 45°C by the cooling
water. Determine the tube length required.
[0.70 m]

2. Saturated steam at 100°C condenses on a 2-m × 2-m plate that is tilted 30° from the
vertical. The plate is maintained at 80°C by cooling it from the other side. Determine
(a) the average heat transfer coefficient over the entire plate and (b) the rate at which
the condensate drips off the plate at the bottom.
[0.194 kg/s]

3. Saturated ammonia vapor at 10°C condenses on the outside of a 4-cm-outer-diameter,

15-m-long horizontal tube whose outer surface is maintained at -10°C. Determine (a)
the rate of heat transfer from the ammonia and (b) the rate of condensation of ammonia.
[0.18 kg/s]

4. The condenser of a steam power plant operates at a pressure of 4.25 kPa. The condenser
consists of 144 horizontal tubes arranged in a 12 × 12 square array. The tubes are 8 m
long and have an outer diameter of 3 cm. If the tube surfaces are at 20°C, determine (a)
the rate of heat transfer from the steam to the cooling water and (b) the rate of
condensation of steam in the condenser.
[2.06 kg/s]

5. Saturated refrigerant-134a vapor at 35°C is to be condensed on the outer surface of a 8-

m-long, 1.2-cm-diameter horizontal tube that is maintained at a temperature of 25°C.
Determine the rate at which the refrigerant will condense, in kg/min.
[2 kg/min]