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Steam is to be condensed on the shell side of a 2-shell-passes and 8-tube-passes condenser...

Steam is to be condensed on the shell side of a 2-shell-passes and 8-tube-passes condenser, with 20 tubes in each pass. Cooling water enters the tubes at a rate of 2 kg/s. If the heat transfer area is 14 m2 and the overall heat transfer coefficient is 1800 W/m2•°C, the effectiveness of this condenser is

(a) 0.70 

(b) 0.80

(c) 0.90  

(d) 0.95  

(e) 1.0

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