Oil enters a shell-and-tube heat exchanger at a rate of 70 gal/min and is cooled

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Oil enters a shell-and-tube heat exchanger at a rate of 70 gal/min and is cooled from 180 F to 120 F by water. Water enters at 76 F and leaves at 86 F. Select the proper heat exchanger from American Industrial Heat Transfer Inc. company. Check whether the pressure drop on the shell side is within allowable pressure drop of 20 psi.

It is desired to select a flat plate or plate and frame type heat exchanger for proble. Is it possible to use the approach method to identify the appropriate heat exchanger from FlatPlate Inc?

Explanation / Answer

heat to remove in heat exchanger is
Q=GPMxCNxT

Q=70x210x60= 88200 BTU CN for oil=210

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