The overall heat transfer co-efficient for a shell and tube heat exchangerfor clean surfaces is U0 = 400 W/m2
.K. The fouling factor after one year of
operation is found to be hd0 = 2000 W/m2
.K. The overall heat transfer co￾efficient at this time is
(A) 1200 W/m2
.K
(B) 894 W/m2
.K
(C) 333 W/m2
.K
(D) 287 W/m2
.K

1 Answer

Answer :

(C) 333 W/m2
.K

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