Steam is to be condensed on the shell side of a heat exchanger at 50°C. Cooling...

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Steam is to be condensed on the shell side of a heat exchangerat 50°C. Cooling water enters the tubes at 15°C at a rate of 55kg/s and leaves at 23°C. Assuming the heat exchanger to be wellinsulated, determine

(a) the rate of heat transfer in the heat exchanger

and (b) the rate of exergy destruction in the heatexchanger. Take T0 = 25°C.

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