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Chapter 5 Problem 84P

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Hot exhaust gases of an internal combustion engine are to be used to produce saturated water vapor at \(2 \mathrm{MPa}\) pressure. The exhaust gases enter the heat exchanger at \(400^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) at a rate of \(32 \mathrm{~kg} / \mathrm{min}\) while water enters at \(15^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\). The heat exchanger is not well insulated, and it is estimated that 10 percent of heat given up by the exhaust gases is lost to the surroundings. If the mass flow rate of the exhaust gases is 15 times that of the water, determine (a) the temperature of the exhaust gases at the heat exchanger exit and (b) the rate of heat transfer to the water. Use the constant specific heat properties of air for the exhaust gases.

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Title Thermodynamics: An Engineering Approach  8 
Author Yunus A. Cengel, Michael A. Boles
ISBN 9780073398174

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