This is a heat transfer problem. Question is the following; You had been assigned, at General Motors,...

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This is a heat transfer problem.

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You had been assigned, at General Motors, as design engineer todesign a radiator ( Heat exchanger) for a new model car . It isnecessary the the heat exchanger will be compact to fit within 2feet by 3 feet space available in front of the car. IF thetemperature of the incoming engine coolant is 150 degree Centigradeand outside temperature of air is about 38 C, what type of heatexchanger could reduce the temperature of the coolant to 40 C andfind the surface area and number of the tubes necessary to do so.Select the Coolant properties as water. The coolant is circulatedby water pump at rate of 0.5 kg/sec. Show all your work and justifythe selection you made. Make all other engineering assumptionsnecessary for this design.

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