This is a heat transfer problem. Question is the following; You had been assigned, at General...

This is a heat transfer problem.

Question is the following;

You had been assigned, at General Motors, as design engineer to design a radiator ( Heat exchanger) for a new model car . It is necessary the the heat exchanger will be compact to fit within 2 feet by 3 feet space available in front of the car. IF the temperature of the incoming engine coolant is 150 degree Centigrade and outside temperature of air is about 38 C, what type of heat exchanger could reduce the temperature of the coolant to 40 C and find the surface area and number of the tubes necessary to do so. Select the Coolant properties as water. The coolant is circulated by water pump at rate of 0.5 kg/sec. Show all your work and justify the selection you made. Make all other engineering assumptions necessary for this design.

Expert Solution

Dear student, kindly let me know in the comments if any portion is not readable or incomprehensible, I will try to explain it.

It is self evident that an air cooled heat exchanger needs to be used. Availability of more information can facilitate the further design parameters & the selection for this particular application.

samet mamat answered 1 year ago

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