What is Heat exchanger?
A heat exchanger is a system used to transfer heat between two or more fluids. Heat exchangers are used in both cooling and heating processes. The fluids may be separated by a solid wall to prevent mixing or they may be in direct contact. They are widely used in space heating, refrigeration, air conditioning, power stations, chemical plants, petrochemical plants, petroleum refineries, natural-gas processing, and sewage treatment. The classic example of a heat exchanger is found in an internal combustion engine in which a circulating fluid known as engine coolant flows through radiator coils and air flows past the coils, which cools the coolant and heats the incoming air. Another example is the heat sink, which is a passive heat exchanger that transfers the heat generated by an electronic or a mechanical device to a fluid medium, often air or a liquid coolant.
How to Calculate Specific heat of hot water?
Specific heat of hot water calculator uses Specific heat of hot fluid = (Effectiveness of Heat Exchanger*Smaller Value/Mass Flow Rate of Hot Fluid)*(1/((Entry Temperature of Hot Fluid-Exit Temperature of Cold Fluid)/(Entry Temperature of Hot Fluid-Entry Temperature of Cold Fluid))) to calculate the Specific heat of hot fluid, The Specific heat of hot water formula is defined as the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of unit amount of cold water by one degree. Specific heat of hot fluid is denoted by ch symbol.
How to calculate Specific heat of hot water using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Specific heat of hot water, enter Effectiveness of Heat Exchanger (ϵ), Smaller Value (Cmin), Mass Flow Rate of Hot Fluid (mh), Entry Temperature of Hot Fluid (T1), Exit Temperature of Cold Fluid (t2) & Entry Temperature of Cold Fluid (t1) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Specific heat of hot water calculation can be explained with given input values -> 1.203008 = (8*30/285)*(1/((60-25)/(60-10))).