Heat exchanger selection
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The liquid flow rate is 150 kg/h and its viscosity is 500 cp. It needs to be heated from room temperature to 60 degrees Celsius using hot water; what type of heat exchanger would be suitable for this purpose? Since the flow rate is very low, a rough estimate suggests that a shell-and-tube heat exchanger might not be suitable. I would appreciate some guidance from experts. Thank you.
It just has a higher viscosity; nothing else is wrong
The viscosity is too high; nothing works well – use direct electric heating instead