clear; clc; // A Textbook on HEAT TRANSFER by S P SUKHATME // Chapter 7 // Heat Exchangers // Example 7.4(a) // Page 302 printf("Example 7.4(a), Page 302 \n \n"); // (a) printf("(a) \n"); // Using Mean Temperature Difference approach m_hot = 10 ; // [kg/min] m_cold = 25 ; // [kg/min] hh = 1600 ; // [W/m^2 K], Heat transfer coefficient on hot side hc = 1600 ; // [W/m^2 K], Heat transfer coefficient on cold side Thi = 70 ; // [C] Tci = 25 ; // [C] The = 50 ; // [C] // Heat Transfer Rate, q q = m_hot/60*4179*(Thi-The); // [W] // Heat gained by cold water = heat lost by the hot water Tce = 25 + q*1/(m_cold/60*4174); // [C] // Using equation 7.5.13 Tm = ((Thi-Tci)-(The-Tce))/log((Thi-Tci)/(The-Tce)); // [C] printf("Mean Temperature Difference = %f C \n",Tm); U = 1/(1/hh + 1/hc); // [W/m^2 K] A = q/(U*Tm); // Area, [m^2] printf("Area of Heat Exchanger = %f m^2 \n",A);