A horizontal 2.5-cm-OD tube is maintained at a temperature of 27°C on its outer surface. Calculate the average heat transfer coefficient if saturated steam at 12 kPa is condensing on this tube.
GIVEN
? Saturated steam condensing on a horizontal tube
? Tube outside diameter (D) = 2.5 cm = 0.025 m
? Tube outer surface temperature (Ts) = 27°C
? Steam pressure (p) = 12 kPa
FIND
? The average heat transfer coefficient (hc)
ASSUMPTIONS
? Steady state
? Film condensation occurs
SKETCH
PROPERTIES AND CONSTANTS
From Appendix 2, Table 13, for saturated water at 12 kPa
The heat transfer coefficient for this geometry is given by Equation (9.23)
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