Question

If the old radiator is replaced with a new one that has longer tubes made of the same material and same thickness as those in the old unit, what should the total surface area available for heat exchange be in the new radiator to achieve the desired cooling temperature gradient

Answer 1

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The radiator of a car is a type of heat exchanger. Hot fluid coming from the car engine, called the coolant, flows through aluminum radiator tubes of thickness d that release heat to the outside air by conduction. The average temperature gradient between the coolant and the outside air is about 130 K/mm . The term ΔT/d is called the temperature gradient which is the temperature difference ΔT between coolant inside and the air outside per unit thickness of tube

answer : Total surface area = 3/2 * area of old radiator

Step-by-step explanation:

we will use this relation

K =
`(Qd )/(A* change in T )`

change in T = ΔT

therefore New Area ( A ) = 3/2 * area of old radiator

Given that the thermal conductivity is the same in the new and old radiators