Rate factors heat transfer

The ideal high level heat-transfer medium would have excellent heat-transfer capabiUty over a wide temperature range, be low in cost, noncorrosive to common materials of constmction, nondammable, ecologically safe, and thermally stable. It also would remain Hquid at winter ambient temperatures and afford high rates of heat transfer. In practice, the value of a heat-transfer medium depends on several factors its physical properties in relation to system efficiency its thermal stabiUty at the service temperature its adaptabiUty to various systems and certain of its physical properties. 

The rate of heat-transfer q through the jacket or cod heat-transfer areaM is estimated from log mean temperature difference AT by = UAAT The overall heat-transfer coefficient U depends on thermal conductivity of metal, fouling factors, and heat-transfer coefficients on service and process sides. The process side heat-transfer coefficient depends on the mixing system design (17) and can be calculated from the correlations for turbines in Figure 35a. 

The initial moisture content is a determinant factor in the rate of heat transfer to the center of the core mat [226,227]. At short press closing times the rapid temperature rise occurs at the same time for both lower and higher moisture content percentages indicating that the steam condensation front reaches the core at the same rate and that this is then determined more by local permeability rather than local moisture content. The slope of the rise is similar as it is the balance of horizontal and vertical permeability which controls the rate of steam flow to the core layer. Furthermore, water remains in the surface layer in a quantity such as... 

Heat transfer coefficient A proportional ity factor used in an equation for determining the rate of heat transfer. 

From this relationship it is clear that the rate of heat transfer is the product of three factors the overall heat transfer coefficient the area of the hot surface and the temperature drop. If instead of Sj either S2 or Sm had been chosen, one would have obtained the heat transfer coefficients based on these areas, namely, U2 or Um. It follows that a definite area must be chosen and that the overall heat transfer coefficient is automatically based on the chosen area. The choice is, in general, arbitrary. 

The first example pertains to forced convection in pipe flow. It is found that the rate of heat transfer between the pipe wall and a fluid flowing (turbulent flow) through the pipe depends on the following factors the average fluid velocity (u) the pipe diameter (d) the... 

The factors that can affect the rate of heat transfer within a reactor are the speed and type of agitation, the type of heat transfer surface (coil or jacket), the nature of the reaction fluids (Newtonian or non-Newtonian), and the geometry of the vessel. Baffles are essential in agitated batch or semi-batch reactors to increase turbulence which affects the heat transfer rate as well as the reaction rates. For Reynolds numbers less than 1000, the presence of baffles may increase the heat transfer rate up to 35% [180]. 

If the temperature gradient across the laminar sublayer and the value of thermal conductivity were known, it would be possible to calculate the rate of heat transfer by Equation 2.1. This is usually impossible, however, because the thickness ofthe laminar sublayer and the temperature distribution, such as shown in Figure 2.5, are usually immeasurable and vary with fluid velocity and other factors. Thus, a common engineering practice is the use of the film (or individual) coefficient of heat transfer, h, which is defined by Equation 2.16 and based on the difference between the temperature at the interface, and the temperature of the bulk of fluid, f], ... 

All chemical reactions are accompanied by some heat effects so that the temperature will tend to change, a serious result in view of the sensitivity of most reaction rates to temperature. Factors of equipment size, controllability, and possibly unfavorable product distribution of complex reactions often necessitate provision of means of heat transfer to keep the temperature within bounds. In practical operation of nonflow or tubular flow reactors, truly isothermal conditions are not feasible even if they were desirable. Individual continuous stirred tanks, however, do maintain substantially uniform temperatures at steady state when the mixing is intense enough the level is determined by the heat of reaction as well as the rate of heat transfer provided. 

In this case the interaction factor iris h2A2lhxAx. Interaction occurs because the rate of heat transfer from the first capacity (the metal wall) to the second (the junction) is dependent upon the temperature of the latter, r, is the time constant of the first capacity and r2 the time constant of the second. 

As noted, two principles of heat transfer are involved evaporation and convection. The rate of heat transfer by both convection and evaporation increases with an increase in air-to-water interfacial surface, relative velocity, contact time and temperature differential. Packing and fill in a tower serve to increase the interfacial surface area the tower chimney or fans create the relative air-to-water velocity and contact time is a function of tower size. These three factors all may be influenced by the tower design. 

Chemical reactors are the most important features of a chemical process. A reactor is a piece of equipment in which the feedstock is converted to the desired product. Various factors are considered in selecting chemical reactors for specific tasks. In addition to economic costs, the chemical engineer is required to choose the right reactor that will give the highest yields and purity, minimize pollution, and maximize profit. Generally, reactors are chosen that will meet the requirements imposed by the reaction mechanisms, rate expressions, and the required production capacity. Other pertinent parameters that must be determined to choose the correct type of reactor are reaction heat, reaction rate constant, heat transfer coefficient, and reactor size. Reaction conditions must also be determined including temperature of the heat transfer medium, temperature of the inlet reaction mixture, inlet composition, and instantaneous temperature of the reaction mixture. 

That is, the rate of heat transfer from the steam tube increases by a factor of 10 as a result of adding fins. This explains the widespread use of finned surfaces. 

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