2. Objectives
• Calculate convective heat transfer coefficient
• Calculate overall heat transfer coefficient
• Calculate heat transfer area in tubular heat exchanger
3. Estimation of Convective Heat-Transfer
Coefficient
• h is predicted from empirical correlation for
Newtonian fluids only
• Forced convection
4. Forced Convection
Pr
Re
Nu N
,
N
f
N
k
hD
NNu = Nusselt number
NRe = Reynold number
NPr = Prandtl number
μ
D
u
ρ
_
k
μcp
5. (4.
38)
100,
L
D
N
N Pr
Re
14
.
0
w
b
66
.
0
Pr
Re
Pr
Re
Nu
L
D
N
N
045
.
0
1
L
D
N
N
085
.
0
3.66
N
Larminar flow in pipes
NRe < 2100
For
b = bulk, w = wall
8. CHAPTER 3 HEAT TRAMSFER IN FOOD PROCESSING
(4.
41)
imeter
wetted per
area
free
4
De
(4.
42)
70,000
N
1
400
N
6
.
0
3
1
Pr
0.5
Re
Nu
Re
Pr
for
N
0.60N
2
N
11. Example
• Water flowing at 0.02 kg/s is heated from 20 to 60 C
in a horizontal pipe (D = 2.5 cm). Inside T = 90 C.
Estimate h if the pipe is 1 m long.
– Average T = (20+60)/2 = 40 C
– = 992.2 kg/m3, cp = 4.175 kJ/kg C
– k = 0.633 W/m C, = 658.026 x 10-6 Pa.s
– NPr = cp/k = 4.3, w is at 90 C
12. D
m
D
u
N
.
_
Re
4
= 1547.9 laminar flow
)
025
.
0
)(
3
.
4
)(
9
.
1547
(
)
( Pr
Re
L
D
N
N
= 166.4 > 100
NNu = 11.2
14
.
0
6
6
Nu
10
909
.
308
10
026
.
658
33
.
0
)
4
.
166
(
86
.
1
N
16. • If temperature of fluid in pipe is higher
– Heat flows to outside
– Ti > T
Ui = overall heat transfer coefficient
based on inside area
T
-
T
A
U
q i
i
i
17. CHAPTER 3 HEAT TRAMSFER IN FOOD PROCESSING
1
i
i
i T
-
T
A
h
q
1
2
2
1
lm
r
-
r
T
-
T
A
k
q
T
-
T
A
h
q 2
0
0
Convection from inside
Conduction
Convection to outside
18. CHAPTER 3 HEAT TRAMSFER IN FOOD PROCESSING
(4.
48)
l
i
i
i
T
-
T
A
h
q
(4.
49)
2
l
lm
1
2
T
-
T
A
k
r
-
r
q
(4.
50)
T
-
T
A
h
q
2
0
0
19. CHAPTER 3 HEAT TRAMSFER IN FOOD PROCESSING
(4.
51)
T
-
T
A
U
q
i
i
i
(4.
52)
0
0
lm
1
2
i
i
i
i A
h
q
A
k
r
-
r
q
A
h
q
A
U
q
(4.
53)
0
0
lm
1
2
i
i
i
i A
h
1
A
k
r
-
r
A
h
1
A
U
1
(4.
20. Example
• A steel pipe (k = 43 W/mC) inside D = 2.5 cm, 0.5
cm thick, conveys liquid food at 80 C. Inside h = 10
W/m2C. Outside temp = 20 C, outside h = 100
W/m2C. Calculate overall heat transfer coefficient
and heat loss from 1 m length of pipe.
0
0
lm
1
2
i
i
i
i A
h
1
A
k
r
-
r
A
h
1
A
U
1
o
o
i
lm
i
i
o
i
i r
h
r
kr
)r
r
(r
h
1
U
1
21. – ro = 0.0175 m
– Ri = 0.0125 m
– rlm = 0.01486 m
– 1/Ui = 0.10724 m2 C/W
– Ui = 9.32 W/m2 C
• Heat loss
– q = UiAi(80 – 20)
– = 43.9 W
• Uo = 6.66 W/m2 C
– q = 43.9 W
22. CHAPTER 3 HEAT TRAMSFER IN FOOD PROCESSING
6.Role of Insulation in Reducing Heat Loss from
Process Equipment
(4.
55)
Lh
r
2
1
r
r
ln
Lk
2
l
T
-
T
q
0
0
i
0
i
(4.
56)
0
r
h
k
-
r
l
r
h
k
r
r
ln
T
-
T
kL
2
-
dr
dq
2
0
0
0
2
0
0
i
0
b
i
0
23. CHAPTER 3 HEAT TRAMSFER IN FOOD PROCESSING
(4.
57)
0
r
h
k
-
r
l
2
0
0
0
(4.
58)
0
c
h
k
r
24. Design of a Tubular Heat Exchanger
• Determine desired heat-transfer area for a given
application. Assuming
– Steady-state conditions
– Overall heat-transfer coefficient is constant
throughout the pipe length
– No axial conduction of heat in metal pipe
– Well insulated, negligible heat loss
25. (4.
59)
i
overall
i dA
T
U
dq
(4.
60)
i
c
h
i
h
ph
h
c
pc
c
q dA
T
-
T
U
dT
c
m
dT
c
m
d
(4.
61)
q
T
-
T
dq
T
d l
2
Design of Tubular Heat Exchanger
• Heat transfer from one fluid to another
• Energy balance for double-pipe heat exchanger
27. CHAPTER 3 HEAT TRAMSFER IN FOOD PROCESSING
(4.
62)
q
T
-
T
1 l
2
i
i dA
T
d
T
U
(4.
63)
i
2
l
A
0
i
l
2
T
T
i
dA
q
T
-
T
T
T
U
1
Slope of T line
28. CHAPTER 3 HEAT TRAMSFER IN FOOD PROCESSING
(4.
64)
l
2
l
2
i
i
T
T
ln
T
-
T
A
U
q
(4.
65)
difference
rature
mean tempe
log
T
T
ln
T
-
T
l
2
l
2
29. Example
• A liquid food (Cp = 4.0 kJ/kgC) flows in inner pipe
of heat exchanger. The food enters at 20 C and exits
at 60 C. Flow rate = 0.5 kg/s. Hot water at 90 C enters
and flows countercurrently at 1 kg/s. Average Cp of
water is 4.18 kJ/kgC.
– Calculate exit temp of water
– Calculate log-mean temperature difference
– If U = 2000 W/m2C and Di = 5 cm calculate L.
– Repeat calculations for parallel flow.