Energy balance worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
Heaterlight oil · 20 °C85 °CQ = ?

A stream of light oil flowing at 0.5 kg/s is heated from 20 °C to 85 °C. Find the heat duty Q.

ṁ = 0.5 kg/scp = 2.1 kJ/(kg·K)Tin = 20 °CTout = 85 °C
Q = kW
2.Easy
Heaterethanol · 30 °C60 °CQ = ?

A stream of ethanol flowing at 5 kg/s is heated from 30 °C to 60 °C. Find the heat duty Q.

ṁ = 5 kg/scp = 2.44 kJ/(kg·K)Tin = 30 °CTout = 60 °C
Q = kW
3.Medium
hot sidecold sideglycol mix · 130 °C60 °Cwater · 20 °Ct = ? °C

Hot glycol mix cools water in a counter-flow heat exchanger with no heat loss. Find the water outlet temperature tout.

ṁh = 2.5 kg/scp,h = 3.6 kJ/(kg·K)Th: 130 → 60 °Cṁc = 1.5 kg/scp,c = 4.18 kJ/(kg·K)tin = 20 °C
tout = °C
4.Medium
hot sidecold sideethanol · 180 °C70 °Cwater · 15 °Ct = ? °C

Hot ethanol cools water in a counter-flow heat exchanger with no heat loss. Find the water outlet temperature tout.

ṁh = 2.5 kg/scp,h = 2.44 kJ/(kg·K)Th: 180 → 70 °Cṁc = 1 kg/scp,c = 4.18 kJ/(kg·K)tin = 15 °C
tout = °C
5.Hard
hot sidecold sideglycol mix · 140 °C90 °Cwater · 30 °C70 °C · ṁ = ?15% lost

Hot glycol mix heats water in an exchanger that loses 15% of the heat released by the hot stream to the surroundings. Find the water flow rate ṁc needed.

ṁh = 2.5 kg/scp,h = 3.6 kJ/(kg·K)Th: 140 → 90 °Ct: 30 → 70 °Ccp,c = 4.18 kJ/(kg·K)loss = 15 %
ṁc = kg/s
6.Hard
hot sidecold sidelight oil · 180 °C100 °Cwater · 20 °C80 °C · ṁ = ?10% lost

Hot light oil heats water in an exchanger that loses 10% of the heat released by the hot stream to the surroundings. Find the water flow rate ṁc needed.

ṁh = 3 kg/scp,h = 2.1 kJ/(kg·K)Th: 180 → 100 °Ct: 20 → 80 °Ccp,c = 4.18 kJ/(kg·K)loss = 10 %
ṁc = kg/s

Answer key

  1. 1. Q = 68.25 kW
  2. 2. Q = 366 kW
  3. 3. tout = 120.5 °C
  4. 4. tout = 175.5 °C
  5. 5. ṁc = 2.288 kg/s
  6. 6. ṁc = 1.809 kg/s

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