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In the final stages of production, a pharmaceutical is sterilized by heating it from 25 to 75∘C as it moves at 0.2 m/s through a straight thin-walled stainless steel tube of 12.7-mm diameter. A uniform heat flux is maintained by an electric resistance heater wrapped around the outer surface of the tube. If the tube is 10 m long, what is the required heat flux? If fluid enters the tube with a fully developed velocity profile and a uniform temperature profile, what is the surface temperature at the tube exit and at a distance of 0.5 m from the entrance? Fluid properties may be approximated as P = 1000kg/m^3, Cp = 4000J/kg.K, m = 2 x 10^-3kg/s.m, k = 0.8 W/m.K, and Pr = 10.

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Answer:

μ = dynamic viscosity = unknown

ρ = 1000 kg/m^3

k = 0.8 W/m.K

Cp = 4000 J/kg.K

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the required heat flux, we can use the equation:

Q = m * Cp * (T_out - T_in)

where Q is the heat flux, m is the mass flow rate, Cp is the specific heat capacity, and T_out and T_in are the temperatures at the exit and entrance of the tube, respectively.

Given:

m = 2 x 10^-3 kg/s.m

Cp = 4000 J/kg.K

T_out = 75°C = 75 + 273 = 348 K

T_in = 25°C = 25 + 273 = 298 K

Substituting these values into the equation, we get:

Q = (2 x 10^-3) * 4000 * (348 - 298) = 2.4 W

Therefore, the required heat flux is 2.4 W.

To determine the surface temperature at the tube exit and at a distance of 0.5 m from the entrance, we need to calculate the convective heat transfer coefficient (h) using the following equation:

h = Nu * k / D

where Nu is the Nusselt number and D is the tube diameter.

The Nusselt number can be determined using the following correlation for fully developed flow in a circular tube:

Nu = 0.023 * Re^0.8 * Pr^0.3

where Re is the Reynolds number and Pr is the Prandtl number.

Re = (D * m) / (P * A)

A = π * (D^2 / 4)

Substituting the given values into the equations, we can calculate Re:

D = 12.7 mm = 12.7 x 10^-3 m

P = 1000 kg/m^3

A = π * (12.7 x 10^-3 / 2)^2

Re = (12.7 x 10^-3 * 2 x 10^-3) / (1000 * π * (12.7 x 10^-3 / 2)^2)

Simplifying, we get:

Re ≈ 0.635

Next, we calculate Pr:

Pr = ν / α

ν = μ / ρ

α = k / (ρ * Cp)

Given:

μ = dynamic viscosity = unknown

ρ = 1000 kg/m^3

k = 0.8 W/m.K

Cp = 4000 J/kg.K

We are not given the value of μ, so we cannot calculate Pr accurately.

Therefore, we are unable to determine the convective heat transfer coefficient (h) and, consequently, the surface temperature at the tube exit and at a distance of 0.5 m from the entrance.

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