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Question:

Is it possible to get outlet temperature of a hot stream lower than the supply temperature of the cold stream?

Heat Exchanger Problem

Answer:

only with refrigeration. You seem to be asking if you can mix hot water with cold water and get a temperature lower than that of the cold water.
NO it's not possible in a HE system. However if you employ a chiller system than it's possible. Here Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) comes into picture.

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