Answer to Question #301537 in Chemical Engineering for SAVARA RAVITEJA

Question

30,000 kg/h of n- butyl alcohol at 99oC is to be cooled to 40oC using water from 35oC to 46oC. Available for the service, is a 1-2 exchanger 48.9 cm I.D. shell with 204 tubes 19.05 mm O.D., 15.75mm ID, 4.88m long arranged on 2.54 cm square pitch. Vertically cut baffles are spaced 12.7 cm apart. Pressure drops of 0.7 kg/cm2 are allowable for both the tube and the shell sides. Find the dirt factor and test the suitability of the unit. Properties Cp (kcal/kg oC) µ , cp n- butyl alcohol at 69.5oC 0.7 0.91 k kcal/ kg m hr 0.142 Water at 40.5oC 1.0 0.70 0.543

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