A vessel for producing steam contains water at 100°C and is mounted on insulated walls above a heater as shown in the figure. The diameters of the vessel and the heater are both 1.0 m and the heater is at 1200°C. The heater has an emissivity of 0.7 and the surface of the vessel has an emissivity of 0.5. Calculate: (a) the rate of radiative heat transfer to the water; (b) the temperature of the insulated walls (Ans = 63.6 kW; 1296 K) 1.5 m 1m Door Heater Insulated Wall

A vessel for producing steam contains water at 100°C and is mounted on insulated walls above a heater as shown in the figure. The diameters of the vessel and the heater are both 1.0 m and the heater is at 1200°C. The heater has an emissivity of 0.7 and the surface of the vessel has an emissivity of 0.5. Calculate: (a) the rate of radiative heat transfer to the water; (b) the temperature of the insulated walls (Ans = 63.6 kW; 1296 K) 1.5 m 1m Door Heater Insulated Wall

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Chapter8: Natural Convection

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