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Chapter Seventeen
[1 Btu / (lb
䡠
⬚
F)](8.3 lb / gal)(60 min / h
⫽
500 Btu / [h
䡠
(gal / min)
䡠
⬚
F]
The heat-carrying capacity of a flowing stream of water is then
˙
Q
⫽
MC
(
T
⫺
T
)
⫽
GPM(500)(
T
⫺
T
) Btu / h
p
2
1
1
2
where
⫽
˙
M
mass flow rate
Q
⫽
energy transported, Btu / h
C
p
⫽
specific heat of water
T
1
,
T
2
⫽
temperature in, temperature out
GPM
⫽
fluid flow rate (water), gal/min
The same equation (a variation of the Bernoulli equation) can be
adapted for any fluid (such as a glycol antifreeze solution) by substi-
tuting the specific heat and density of the substance for that of water.
The same derivation for air, which at standard conditions has a den-
sity of 0.075 lb / ft
3
and a specific heat of 0.24 Btu / (lb
䡠
⬚
F), yields
3
[0.24 Btu / (lb
䡠
⬚
F)](0.075 lb / ft )(60 min / h)
3
⫽
1.08 Btu / [h
䡠
(ft / min)
䡠
⬚
F]
Q
⫽
CFM(1.08)(
T
⫺
T
)Btu / h
1
2
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