In: Mechanical Engineering
The
condenser of a thermoelectric plant is a shell and tube heat
exchanger consisting of a...
The
condenser of a thermoelectric plant is a shell and tube heat
exchanger consisting of a shell and 30,000 tubes, each of which
executes two steps. The tubes are thin- walled with D = 25 mm, and
the steam condenses on its outer surface with a convection
coefficient of ho = 11 kW/m2 K. The heat transfer that the
exchanger must perform is 2,000 MW, and this is carried out by
passing cooling water through the pipes at the rate of 30,000 kg/s
(the flow per tube is 1 kg/s). The water enters 20 oC, while the
steam condenses at 50 oC. Calculate the length of the tube that is
required per step.