Heat Exchangers · Heat Transfer · GATE ME
Marks 1
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Consider a counter-flow heat exchanger with the inlet temperatures of two fluids (1 and 2) being T1, in = 300 K and T2, in = 350 K. The heat capacity rates of the two fluids are C1 = 1000 W/K and C2 = 400 W/K, and the effectiveness of the heat exchanger is 0.5. The actual heat transfer rate is _____ kW.
(Answer in integer)
GATE ME 2023
2
Saturated steam at $${100^ \circ }C$$ condenses on the outside of a tube. Cold fluid enters the tube at $${20^ \circ }C$$ and exits at $${50^ \circ }C.$$ The value of the Log Mean Temperature Difference $$(LMTD)$$ is _________ $$^ \circ C.$$
GATE ME 2017 Set 1
3
For a heat exchanger, $$\Delta {T_{\max }}$$ is the maximum temperature difference and $$\Delta {T_{\min }}$$ is the minimum temperature difference between the two fluids. $$LMTD$$ is the log mean temperature difference. $${C_{\min }}$$ and $${C_{\max }}$$ are the minimum and the maximum heat capacity rates. The maximum possible heat transfer $$\left( {{Q_{\max }}} \right)$$ between the two fluids is
GATE ME 2016 Set 3
4
Saturated vapor is condensed to saturated liquid in a condenser. The heat capacity ratio is $${c_r} = {{{c_{\min }}} \over {{c_{\max }}}}.$$ The effectiveness $$(s)$$ of the condenser is.
GATE ME 2015 Set 3
5
In a heat exchanger, it is observed that $$\Delta {T_1} = \Delta {T_2},$$ where $$\Delta {T_1}$$ is the temperature difference between the two single phase fluid streams at one end and $$\Delta {T_2}$$ is the temperature difference at the other end. This heat exchanger is
GATE ME 2014 Set 2
6
In a condenser of a power plant, the steam condenses at a temperature of $${60^ \circ }C.$$ The cooling water enters at $${30^ \circ }C$$ and leaves at $${45^ \circ }C.$$ The logarithmic mean temperature difference $$(LMTD)$$ of the condenser is
GATE ME 2011
7
For the same inlet and outlet temperatures of hot and cold fluids, the Log mean temperature Difference $$(LMTD)$$ is
GATE ME 2002
8
The practice to use steam on the shell side and cooling water on the tube side in condensers of steam power plant is because
GATE ME 1994
9
In shell and tube heat exchanger, baffles are mainly used to
GATE ME 1991
Marks 2
1
A condenser is used as a heat exchanger in a large steam power plant in which steam is condensed to liquid water. The condenser is a shell and tube heat exchanger which consists of 1 shell and 20,000 tubes. Water flows through each of the tubes at a rate of 1 kg/s with an inlet temperature of 30 °C. The steam in the condenser shell condenses at the rate of 430 kg/s at a temperature of 50 °C. If the heat of vaporization is 2.326 MJ/kg and specific heat of water is 4 kJ/(kg.K), the effectiveness of the heat exchanger is _______ (rounded off to 3 decimal places).
GATE ME 2024
2
Saturated vapor at 200 °C condenses to saturated liquid at the rate of 150 kg/s on the shell side of a heat exchanger (enthalpy of condensation hfg = 2400 kJ/kg). A fluid with Cp = 4 kJ-kg-1K-1. enters at 100 °C on the tube side. If the effectiveness of the heat exchanger is 0.9, then the mass flow rate of the fluid in the tube side is __________ kg/s (in integer).
GATE ME 2022 Set 2
3
During open-heart surgery, a patient’s blood is cooled down to 25 °C from 37 °C using a concentric tube counter-flow heat exchanger. Water enters the heat exchanger at 4 °C and leaves at 18 °C. Blood flow rate during the surgery is 5 L/minute.
Use the following fluid properties :
$$ \begin{array}{|c|c|c|} \hline \text { Fluid } & \text { Density }\left(\mathrm{kg} / \mathrm{m}^3\right) & \text { Specific heat }(\mathrm{J} / \mathrm{kg}-\mathrm{K}) \\ \hline \text { Blood } & 1050 & 3740 \\ \hline \text { Water } & 1000 & 4200 \\ \hline \end{array} $$Effectiveness of the heat exchanger is _________ (round off to 2 decimal places).
GATE ME 2022 Set 1
4
In a counter-flow heat exchanger, water is heated at the rate of $$1.5kg/s$$ from $$\,40{}^ \circ C\,$$ to $$\,80{}^ \circ C\,$$ by an oil entering at $$\,120{}^ \circ C\,$$ and leaving at $$\,60{}^ \circ C\,$$. The specific heats of water and oil are $$4.2kJ/kgK$$ and $$2kJ/kgK,$$ respectively. The overall heat transfer coefficient is $$400\,W/{m^2}K.$$ The required heat transfer surface are (in $${m^2}$$) is
GATE ME 2017 Set 2
5
Consider a parallel-flow heat exchanger with area $${A_p}$$ and a counter-flow heat exchanger with area $${A_c}.$$ In both the heat exchangers, the hot stream flowing at $$1$$ $$kg/s$$ cools from $$80{}^ \circ C$$ to $$50{}^ \circ C$$. For the cold stream in both the heat exchangers, the flow rate and the inlet temperature are $$2$$ $$kg/s$$ and $$10{}^ \circ C$$, respectively. The hot and cold streams in both the heat exchangers are of the same fluid. Also, both the heat exchangers have the same overall heat transfer coefficient. The ratio $${A_c}/{A_p}$$ is ______________
GATE ME 2016 Set 2
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A balanced counter-flow heat exchanger has a surface area of $$20\,\,{m^2}$$ and overall heat transfer coefficient of $$20$$ $$W/{m^2}$$-$$K$$. Air $$\left( {{C_p} = 1000J/kg - K} \right)$$ entering at $$0.4$$ $$kg/s$$ and $$280$$ $$K$$ is to preheated by the air leaving the system at $$0.4$$ $$kg/s$$ and $$300$$ $$K.$$ The outlet temperature (in $$K$$) of the preheated air is
GATE ME 2015 Set 2
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In a concentric counter flow heat exchanger, water flows through the inner tube at $${25^ \circ }C$$ and leaves at $${42^ \circ }C$$. The engine oil enters at $${100^ \circ }C$$ and flows in the annular flow passage. The exit temperature of the engine oil is $${50^ \circ }C.$$ Mass flow rate of water and the engine oil are $$1.5kg/s$$ and $$1$$ $$kg/s,$$ respectively. The specific heat of water and oil are $$4178$$ $$J/kg.K$$ and $$2130$$ $$J/kg.K,$$ respectively. The effectiveness of this heat exchanger is _________.
GATE ME 2014 Set 2
8
A double-pipe counter-flow heat exchanger transfers heat between two water streams. Tube side water at $$19$$ liter/s is heated from $${10^ \circ }C$$ to $${38^ \circ }C$$. Shell side water at $$25$$ liter/s is entering at $${46^ \circ }C$$. Assume constant properties of water; density is $$1000\,kg/{m^3}$$ and specific heat is $$4186$$ $$J/kg.K.$$ The $$LMTD$$ (in $${}^ \circ C$$) is ____________.
GATE ME 2014 Set 3
9
Water (specific heat, $${c_p} = 4.18\,\,kJ/kgK$$ ) enters a pipe at a rate of $$0.01$$ $$kg/s$$ and temperature of $${20^ \circ }C.$$ The pipe, of diameter $$50$$ $$mm$$ and length $$3$$ $$m,$$ is subjected to a wall heat flux $${q_w}$$ in $$W/{m^2}:$$
If $${q_w}$$ $$=5000$$ and the convection heat transfer coefficient at the pipe outlet is $$1000$$ $$W/{m^2}K,$$ the temperature in $$^ \circ C$$ at the inner surface of the pipe at the outlet is
GATE ME 2013
10
Water (specific heat, $${c_p} = 4.18\,\,kJ/kgK$$ ) enters a pipe at a rate of $$0.01$$ $$kg/s$$ and temperature of $${20^ \circ }C.$$ The pipe, of diameter $$50$$ $$mm$$ and length $$3$$ $$m,$$ is subjected to a wall heat flux $${q_w}$$ in $$W/{m^2}:$$
If $${q_w}$$ $$=2500x,$$ where $$x$$ is $$m$$ and in the direction of flow ($$x=0$$ at the inlet), the bulk mean temperature of the water leaving the pipe in $$^ \circ C$$ is
GATE ME 2013
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Water $$\left( {{C_p} = 4.18\,kJ/kg.K} \right)$$ at $${80^ \circ }C$$ enters a counter flow heat exchanger with a mass flow rate of $$0.5kg/s.$$ Air $$\left( {{C_p} = 1\,kJ/kg.\,K} \right)$$ enters at $${80^ \circ }C$$ with a mass flow rate $$2.09$$ $$kg/s.$$ If the effectiveness of the heat exchanger is $$0.8,$$ the $$LMTD$$ (in $$^ \circ C$$) is
GATE ME 2012
12
In a parallel flow heat exchanger operating under steady state, the heat capacity rates (product of specific heat at constant pressure and mass flow rate) of the hot and cold fluid are equal. The hot fluid, flowing at $$1kg/sec$$ with $$sp.$$ heat $$= 4kJ/kgK,$$ enters the heat exchanger at $${102^ \circ }C$$ while the cold fluid has an inlet temperature of $${15^ \circ }C$$. The overall heat transfer coefficient for the heat exchanger is estimated to be $$1\,\,kW/{m^2}K$$ and the corresponding heat transfer surface area is $$5{m^2}$$. Neglect heat transfer between the heat exchanger and the ambient.
The heat exchanger is characterized by the following relation $$2\varepsilon = 1 - Exp\left( { - 2NTU} \right).$$ The exit temp (in $$^ \circ C$$) for the cold fluid is
GATE ME 2009
13
The $$LMTD$$ of a counter flow heat exchanger is $${20^ \circ }C$$. The cold fluid enters at $${20^ \circ }C$$ and the hot fluid enters at $${100^ \circ }C$$. Mass flow rate of the cold fluid is twice that of the hot fluid. specific heat at constant pressure of the fluid is twice that of the cold fluid. The exit temperature of the cold fluid is
GATE ME 2008
14
In a counter flow heat exchanger, hot fluid enters at $${65^ \circ }C$$ and cold fluid leaves at $${30^ \circ }C.$$ mass flow rate of the hot fluid is $$1$$ $$Kg/s$$ and that of cold fluid is $$2$$ $$kg/s$$. Specific heat of the hot fluid is $$10$$ $$kgK$$ and that of cold fluid is $$5$$ $$kj/kgK.$$ The $$LMTD$$ for the heat ecchanger is
GATE ME 2007
15
Hot oil is cooled from $${80^ \circ }C$$ to $${50^ \circ }C$$ in an oil cooler which uses air as the coolant. The air temperature rises from $${30^ \circ }C$$ to $${40^ \circ }C$$. the designer uses a $$LMTD$$ value of $${26^ \circ }C$$. the type of heat exchanger is
GATE ME 2005
16
In a condenser, water enters at $${30^ \circ }C$$ and flows at the rate $$1500$$ $$Kg/hr.$$ The condensing steam is at a temperature of $${120^ \circ }C$$ and cooling water leaves the condenser at $${80^ \circ }C$$. Specific heat of water is $$4.187 kJ/kg$$ $$K.$$ If the overall heat transfer coefficient is $$2000$$ $$W/{m^2}K,$$ the heat transfer area is
GATE ME 2004
17
In a counter flow heat exchanger, for the hot fluid the heat capacity $$= 2kJ/kg$$ $$K,$$ mass flow rate $$= 5 kg/s,$$ inlet temperature $$ = {150^ \circ }C$$, outlet temperature $$ = {100^ \circ }C$$. For the cold fluid, heat capacity $$= 4 kJ/kg$$ $$K,$$ mass flow rate $$= 10 kg/s,$$ inlet temperature=$$ = {20^ \circ }C$$. Neglecting heat transfer to the surroundings, the outlet temperature of the cold fluid in $$ = {^ \circ }C$$ is
GATE ME 2003
18
Air enters a counter-flow heat exchanger at $${7^ \circ }C$$ and leaves at $${40^ \circ }C$$. Water enters at $${30^ \circ }C$$ and leaves at $${50^ \circ }C$$. The $$LMTD$$ in deg $$C$$ is
GATE ME 2000
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In certain $$HE,$$ both the fluids have identical mass flow rate-specific heat product. The hot fluid enters at $${76^ \circ }C$$ and leaves at $${47^ \circ }C$$ and the cold fluid entering at $${28^ \circ }C$$ leave at $${55^ \circ }C$$. The effectiveness of the heat exchanger $$(HE)$$ is
GATE ME 1997
Marks 5
1
Two fluids, $$A$$ and $$B$$ exchange heat in a counter-current heat exchanger. Fluid $$A$$ enters at $${420^ \circ }C$$ and has a mass flow rate of $$1$$ $$kg/s.$$ Fluid $$B$$ enters at $${20^ \circ }C$$ and also has a mass flow rate of $$1$$ $$kg/s,$$ Effectiveness of heat exchanger is $$75\% $$. Determine the heat transfer rate and exit temperature of fluid $$B.$$ (Specific heat of fluid $$A$$ is $$1$$ $$kJ/kg$$ $$K$$ and that of fluid $$B$$ is $$4$$ $$kJ/kgK$$).
GATE ME 1999
2
A hot fluid at $${200^ \circ }C$$ enters a heat exchanger at a mass flow rate of $${10^4}\,\,kg/hr.$$ Its specific heat is $$2000$$ $$J/kg$$-$$K.$$ It is to be cooled by another fluid entering at $${25^ \circ }C$$ with a mass flow rate $$2500$$ $$kg/hr$$ and specific heat $$400$$ $$J/kg$$-$$K$$. The overall heat transfer coefficient based on outside area of $$20\,\,{m^2}$$ is $$250\,\,\,W/{m^2}K.$$ Find the exit temperature of the hot fluid when the fluids are in parallel flow.
GATE ME 1998
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Hot water flows with a velocity of $$0.1$$ $$m/s$$ in a $$100mm$$ long, $$0.1m$$ diameter pipe. Heat lost from the pipe outer wall is uniform and equal to $$420$$ $$W/{m^2}$$. If the inlet water temperature is $${80^ \circ }C,$$ calculate the water temp at the exit. Neglect effect of pipe wall thickness. $${C_p}$$ (water) $$=4.2$$ $$kJ/kg$$-$$K$$ and density of water $$=1000$$ $$kg/\,{m^3}.$$
GATE ME 1998
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In a certain double pipe heat exchanger hot water flows at a rate of $$50,000$$ $$kg/h$$ and gets cooled from $${95^ \circ }C$$ to $${65^ \circ }C$$. At the same time $$50,000$$ $$kg/h$$ of cooling water at $${30^ \circ }C$$ enters the heat exchanger. The flow conditions are such that the overall heat transfer coefficient remains constant at $$2270$$ $$W/{m^2}K$$. Calculate the heat transfer area required, assuming the two streams are in parallel flow, and for both the streams $${C_p} = 4.2\,\,kJ/kg\,\,K$$
GATE ME 1997
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A counter flow heat exchanger is to heat air entering at $${400^ \circ }C$$ with a flow rate of $$6$$ $$kg/s$$ by the exhaust gas entering at $${800^ \circ }C$$ with a flow rate of $$4$$ $$kg/s$$. The overall heat transfer coefficient is $${100^ \circ }C$$ $$W/\left( {{m^2}K} \right)$$ and the outlet temperature of the air is $${551.5^ \circ }C.$$ Specific heat at constant pressure for both air and the exhaust gas can be taken as $$1100$$ $$J/(kgK).$$ Calculate the heat transfer area needed and the number of transfer units.
GATE ME 1995
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Two streams of fluid of unit constant specific heats and unit mass flow rate exchange thermal energy in an adiabatic heat exchanger. The inlet temps of hot and cold streams are $${300^ \circ }C$$ and $${30^ \circ }C$$ respectively. Calculate the $$LMTD$$ and effectiveness of the heat exchanger if the hot fluid is cooled to zero entropy condition.
GATE ME 1994
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A one shell pass, one tube-pass heat exchanger, has counter flow configuration between the shell side and tube side fluids. The total number of tubes within the heat exchanger is $$10$$ and the tube dimensions are $$ID=10$$ $$mm,$$ $$OD=12$$ $$mm$$ and length $$=1m.$$ saturated dry steam enters the shell side at a flow rate of $$2$$ $$kg/s$$ and the temp of $${100^ \circ }C.$$ In the tube side, cold water enters at a flow rate of $$10$$ $$kg/s$$ with an inlet temp of $${25^ \circ }C.$$ The $$OHTC$$ based on the outer surface area of the tubes is $$50$$ $$W/{m^2}K.$$ The specific heat of water is $$4.18$$ $$kJ/kg$$-$$K$$ and the latent heat of steam is $$2500$$ $$kJ/kg.$$ What is the condition of the steam at the exit.
GATE ME 1991
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A double pipe counter flow heat exchanger is to be designed to cool $$12000$$ $$kg/hr$$ of an oil of specific heat $$1.95$$ $$kJ/kgK$$ from $$\,85{}^ \circ C$$ to $$\,55{}^ \circ C$$ by water entering the heat exchanger at $$\,30{}^ \circ C$$ and leaving at $$\,45{}^ \circ C$$. If the $$OHTC$$ of heat exchanger is $$400$$ $$\,W/{m^2}K.\,$$ Calculate the $$LMTD$$ and the surface area of the heat exchanger
GATE ME 1990
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A shell and tube heat exchanger is to be designed for heating pressurized water by means of hot gasses which get cooled the data are as follows
Temp of water at the inlet $$ = \,80{}^ \circ C$$
Temp of the water at the outlet $$ = \,140{}^ \circ C$$
Temp of hot gasses at the inlet $$ = \,340{}^ \circ C$$
Temp of hot gasses at the outlet $$ = \,180{}^ \circ C$$
Mass flow rate of water $$=12$$ $$kg/s,$$ Specific heat of water $$=4.2kJ/kgK$$
$$OHTC=30$$ $$W/{m^2}K$$,
Correction factor for $$LMTD$$ based on counter flow conditions $$=0.9$$
Calculate the tube surface area required in the heat exchanger and the effectiveness of the heat exchanger.
Temp of water at the inlet $$ = \,80{}^ \circ C$$
Temp of the water at the outlet $$ = \,140{}^ \circ C$$
Temp of hot gasses at the inlet $$ = \,340{}^ \circ C$$
Temp of hot gasses at the outlet $$ = \,180{}^ \circ C$$
Mass flow rate of water $$=12$$ $$kg/s,$$ Specific heat of water $$=4.2kJ/kgK$$
$$OHTC=30$$ $$W/{m^2}K$$,
Correction factor for $$LMTD$$ based on counter flow conditions $$=0.9$$
Calculate the tube surface area required in the heat exchanger and the effectiveness of the heat exchanger.
GATE ME 1988