Used engine oil can be recycled by a patented reprocessing system.

Suppose that such a system includes a process during which engine oil
flows through a 1cm inside diameter, 0.02 cm wall copper tube at the
rate of 0.05 kg/s. The oil enters at 35 and is to be heated to 45 by
atmospheric pressure steam condensing on the outside. Calculate the
length of the tube required.

Given:
Nusselt number (NUD) @ constant surface=3.66
Cpoil=1964 J/kg-
=876 kg/m3
K=0.144 W/m-
=0.210 N-s/m2
(Source: See Reference)
Solution:

Re= NUD=

= hc = NUD
2
0.144
4
= = 3.66( )
0.01

4(0.05 )

= hc = 52.7 W/m2-
(0.210 2 )(0.01)

Re = 30.3

Q=mCp()
= (0.05 kg/s)(1964 J/kg-)(45 35)
Q = 982W
Tsteam=100
Ti=35
To=45

ToTi
TLMTD= To

Ti

To= Tsteam - To Ti = Tsteam- Ti

= 100-45 = 100-35
To= 55 Ti=65
 ToTi
TLMTD= To

Ti

5565
= 55

65

TLMTD = 59.9

Q= hcA()
A=
Q= hc()()

L=()(
hc)( TLMTD)

982
L= W
[()(0.01)]( 52.7m2 )(59.9)

L= 9.91m

Reference:
www.physics.stackexchange.com/questions/145436/why-does-the-nusselt-number-
for-a-constant-surface-temperature-thermally-fully
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Data generated from the EES software developed by S. A. Klein and F. L.
Alvarado
 SOUTHERN LUZON STATE UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
Lucban, Quezon

Assignment in Heat Transfer

Submitted by:
Jericho Paulo Rosales
BSME IV-GO

Engr. Efren Daya

Instructor