//Chapter-12, Example 12.5, Page 511 //============================================================================= clc clear //INPUT DATA ch=2130;//Specific heat of oil in J/kg.K T1=160;//Temperature of hot fluid (oil) at the entrance of heat exchanger in degree C T2=60;//Temperature of hot fluid (oil) at the exit of heat exchanger in degree C t1=25;//Temperature of cold fluid (water) at the entrance of heat exchanger in degree C d=0.5;//Inner diameter of the tube in m mc=2;//Mass flow rate of cooling water in kg/s D=0.7;//outer annulus outer diameter in m mh=2;//Mass flow rate of hot oil in kg/s U=250;//Overall heat transfer coefficient in W/m^2.K cc=4186;//Specific heat of water in J/kg.K //CALCULATIONS Q=(mh*ch*(T1-T2));// Required heat transfer rate in W t2=((Q/(mc*cc))+t1);//Outer water temperature in degree C T=T1-t2;//Change in temperature between inlet tmperature of hot fluid and outlet temperature of cold fluid in degree C t=T2-t1;//Change in temperature between outlet tmperature of hot fluid and inlet temperature of cold fluid in degree C Tlm=((T-t)/(log(T/t)));//Value of LMTD in degree C L=(Q/(U*3.14*d*Tlm));//Length of the heat exchanger in m //OUTPUT mprintf('Length of the heat exchanger is %3.2f m',L) //=================================END OF PROGRAM==============================