Lab 6

School of Mechanical & Manufacturing Engineering, NUST
ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)
Exp. 6: Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger:

Objectives:
1. To determine the effectiveness of shell and tube heat exchanger in case of
parallel flow configuration
Learning outcomes:
• To calculate the heat rejected by the hot water, heat absorbed by the cold water and heat
loss during the heat transfer process
• Calculate the global heat transfer co-efficient ‘ U’ for both inner and outer surface of
the tubes.
• To determine the heat exchanger effectiveness
Apparatus:
• Shell and Tube Heat Exchange
• Base Unit
Procedure:
• Set the valve in parallel flow configuration
• Check that the heating tank is full of water above the level switch.
• Switch on the pump and the heating element.
• Set the temperature of hot water tank [ Look for ST-16 temperature sensor display on
control unit, Press ‘MODE’ ,set the required temperature by pressing ∆ and ∇]
• Set the flow rate of hot water and cold water
• Wait until the steady states conditions are reached. One indication that can be used is
that the temperature of hot water at the inlet of heat exchanger (T1) becomes constant.
• Write down temperature and flow measurements on data recording sheet and perform
required calculations.
• Repeat the process for other power inputs or temperature of the tank
NOTE: MAKE SURE TO TURN OFF THE HEATER SUPPLY AND PUMP BEFORE
CLOSING THE MAIN POWER SWITCH AFTER PERFORMING THE EXPERIMENT.
Data Recording: (Parallel Flow)

Volume flow rate of cold water =
Volume flow rate of hot water =
Hot Tank Set Temperature = ST-16 =
Identifiers Temperature in Celsius

Hot water inlet
Hot water outlet
Cold water inlet
Cold water outlet
C.W. temperature in 1st
section (parallel to flow)
C.W. temperature in 2nd
C.W. temperature in 3rd
The specifications of the heat exchanger is as follows:
No. of stainless steel tubes 21

Exchange length of external tube 500 mm
and other internal stainless tubes
Internal dia of each tube 8 mm
External dia of each tube 10 mm
Thickness of the tube 1 mm
Shell outer diameter 160 mm
Shell internal diameter 148 mm
Shell Thickness 6 mm
Electric heater power 3000 W
Q no 1: Calculate the heat transferred by the cold fluid and heat absorbed by the cold fluid
using formula𝑄̇ = 𝑚̇𝑐∆𝑇. The specific heat of the water can be taken 4.186 kJ/kg.
Q no 2: Using values of heat transfer in Q no 1, calculate the heat loss.
Q no 3: Calculate the maximum possible heat transfer in the heat exchanger using formulae
𝑄̇ = 𝐶𝑚𝑖𝑛 (𝑇ℎ𝑜𝑡 𝑖𝑛 − 𝑇𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑖𝑛 ) where Cmin is the smaller heat capacity rate in heat exchanger.
(Attach calculation sheet)
Q no 4: Calculate the heat exchanger effectiveness using values in Q no 1 and Q no 3 where

𝑨𝒄𝒕𝒖𝒂𝒍 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒆( 𝒉𝒐𝒕 𝒇𝒍𝒖𝒊𝒅)𝒊𝒏 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒆𝒓 𝒂𝒔𝒔𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒎𝒈 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒑𝒍𝒆𝒕𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒔𝒖𝒍𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒆𝒙𝒄𝒉𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒓
𝜺= 𝒎𝒂𝒙𝒊𝒎𝒖𝒎 𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒔𝒊𝒃𝒍𝒆 𝒉𝒆𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒇𝒆𝒓
(Attach calculation sheet)
Q no 5: Calculate the log mean temperature difference of the heat exchanger. (Attach
calculation sheet)
Q no 6:Using values calculated in Q no 1, 5 and the specifications, calculate the inner and outer
overall heat transfer co-efficient of the heat exchanger. (Attach calculation sheet)
Q no 7:Draw graph showing how temperature varies along the flow direction for cold and hot
water.
Discussion:
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ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

Exp. 6: Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger:

ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

Data Recording: (Parallel Flow)

Volume flow rate of hot water =

Hot Tank Set Temperature = ST-16 =

Identifiers Temperature in Celsius

ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

The specifications of the heat exchanger is as follows:

No. of stainless steel tubes 21

Q no 2: Using values of heat transfer in Q no 1, calculate the heat loss.

Q no 4: Calculate the heat exchanger effectiveness using values in Q no 1 and Q no 3 where

(Attach calculation sheet)

ME-332 Heat Transfer & HVAC Lab (Spring 2023)

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