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GATE Mechanical Engineering · Heat Exchangers · 1988-2019

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2019 Q46

Hot and cold fluids enter a parallel flow double tube heat exchanger at 100 °C and 15 °C, respectively. The heat capacity rates of hot and cold fluids are Ch = 2000 W/K and Cc = 12...

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2018 Q10

Saturated steam at 100°C condenses on the outside of a tube. Cold fluid enters the tube at 20 °C and exits at 50 °C. The value of the Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) is ____...

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2018 Q54

Steam in the condenser of a thermal power plant is to be condensed at a temperature of 30°C with cooling water which enters the tubes of the condenser at 14°C and exits at 22°C. Th...

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2017 PYQ

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...

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2017 PYQ

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 le...

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2016 PYQ

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...

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2014 PYQ

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 s...

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2012 PYQ

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}...

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2011 PYQ

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 logar...

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2008 PYQ

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...

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2005 PYQ

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 $${40^ \circ }C$$....

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2002 PYQ

For the same inlet and outlet temperatures of hot and cold fluids, the Log mean temperature Difference $$(LMTD)$$ is

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2000 PYQ

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...

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1997 PYQ

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 $$50,000$$ $$...

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1995 PYQ

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...

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1994 PYQ

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 $${...

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1990 PYQ

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...

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1988 PYQ

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...

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