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ME341-A

822 Cooling water available at 10C is used to condense steam at 30C in the condenser

of a power plant at a rate of 0.15 kg/s by circulating the cooling water through a bank of

5-m-long 1.2-cm-internal-diameter thin copper tubes. Water enters the tubes at a mean

velocity of 4 m/s, and leaves at a temperature of 24C. The tubes are nearly isothermal

at 30C. Determine the average heat transfer coefficient between the water and the

tubes, and the number of tubes needed to achieve the indicated heat transfer rate in the

condenser.

839 Water at 10C ( = 999.7 kg/m and = 1.307 x 103 kg/m-s) is flowing in a 0.20-
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cm-diameter 15-m-long pipe steadily at an average velocity of 1.2 m/s. Determine (a) the

pressure drop and (b) the pumping power requirement to overcome this pressure drop.

8-47E The hot water needs of a household are to be met by heating water at 55F to

200F by a parabolic solar collector at a rate of 4 lbm/s. Water flows through a 1.25-in.-

diameter thin aluminum tube whose outer surface is black anodized in order to

maximize its solar absorption ability. The centerline of the tube coincides with the focal

line of the collector, and a glass sleeve is placed outside the tube to minimize the heat

losses. If solar energy is transferred to water at a net rate of 350 Btu/h per ft. length of

the tube, determine the required length of the parabolic collector to meet the hot water

requirements of this house. Also, determine the surface temperature of the tube at

the exit.
8-51 Air enters a 7-m-long section of a rectangular duct of cross section 15 cm x 20 cm at

50C at an average velocity of 7 m/s. If the walls of the duct are maintained at 10C,

determine (a) the outlet temperature of the air, (b) the rate of heat transfer from the air,

and (c) the fan power needed to overcome the pressure losses in this section of the duct.

8-55 The components of an electronic system dissipating 90 W are located in a 1-m-long

horizontal duct whose cross section is 16 cm x 16 cm. The components in the duct are
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cooled by forced air, which enters at 32C at a rate of 0.65 m /min. Assuming 85 percent

of the heat generated inside is transferred to air flowing through the duct and the

remaining 15 percent is lost through the outer surfaces of the duct, determine (a) the

exit temperature of air and (b) the highest component surface temperature in the duct.