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0 DATA & RESULTS

Table 1.1: Counter-current flow for constant hot water flow rate
FT 1 FT 2 TT 1 𝑻𝒎𝒊𝒅 TT 2 TT 3 𝑻𝒎𝒊𝒅 TT 4
(LPM) (LPM) (T𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒕 ) (℃) (T𝑪𝒊𝒏 ) (T𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒕 ) (℃) (T𝑯𝒊𝒏 )
(℃) (℃) (℃) (℃)
10.0 2.0 37.0 34.30 31.6 47.3 47.45 47.6

10.0 4.0 32.9 31.85 30.8 46.9 47.15 47.4

10.0 6.0 32.8 31.85 30.9 47.6 47.85 48.1

10.0 8.0 32.4 31.70 31.0 47.8 48.10 48.4

10.0 10.0 32.4 31.80 31.2 46.5 46.85 47.2

Table 1.2: Counter-current flow for constant cold water flow rate
FT 1 FT 2 TT 1 𝑻𝒎𝒊𝒅 TT 2 TT 3 𝑻𝒎𝒊𝒅 TT 4
(LPM) (LPM) (T𝑪𝒐𝒖𝒕 ) (℃) (T𝑪𝒊𝒏 ) (T𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒕 ) (℃) (T𝑯𝒊𝒏 )
(℃) (℃) (℃) (℃)
2.0 10.0 32.0 31.65 31.3 45.6 47.40 49.2
4.0 10.0 32.1 31.70 31.3 46.7 47.75 48.8
6.0 10.0 32.4 31.85 31.3 47.1 47.75 48.4
8.0 10.0 32.4 31.90 31.4 47.0 47.40 47.8
10.0 10.0 32.6 32.00 31.4 47.0 47.40 47.8

Table 2: Calculation of power emitted, power absorbed and heat loss for the constant hot
volume flow rate
Cold Water Power emitted Power absorbed Heat Loss
Flowrate (L/min) (W) (W) (W)
2 206.8 747.7 -540.9

4 344.6 571 -226.4

6 344.6 775.4 -430.8

8 413.4 776.2 -362.8

10 482.6 831.6 -349

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Table 3: Calculation of power emitted, power absorbed and heat loss for the constant cold
volume flow rate
Hot Water Flowrate Power emitted Power absorbed Heat loss
(L/min) (W) (W) (W)
2 496.2 485.1 11.1

4 578.9 554.5 24.4

6 537.6 762.3 -224.7

8 441.0 693.0 -252.0

10 554.4 826.9 -272.5

Table 4: Log mean temperature and the overall heat transfer coefficient for the constant hot
volume flow rate
Cold Water ∆T1 ∆T2 ∆𝑻𝒎 Overall heat
Flowrate (℃) (℃) (℃) transfer
(L/min) coefficient, U
(W/𝒎𝟐 .℃)
2 10.6 15.7 12.98 337.55

4 14.5 16.1 15.29 477.49

6 15.3 16.7 15.99 456.59

8 16 16.8 16.40 534.05

10 14.8 15.3 15.05 679.37

Table 5: Log mean temperature and the overall heat transfer coefficient for the constant cold
volume flow rate
Hot Water ∆T1 ∆T2 ∆𝑻𝒎 Overall heat
Flowrate (℃) (℃) (℃) transfer
(L/min) coefficient, U
(W/𝒎𝟐 .℃)
2 17.2 14.3 15.71 669.17

4 16.7 15.4 16.04 764.64

6 16 15.8 15.90 716.34

8 15.4 15.6 15.50 602.79

10 15.4 15.6 15.50 757.79