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A spherical tank is filled with ice slurry, where its inner surface is at 0°C. The tank has an inner diameter of 9 m, and its wall thickness is 20 mm. The tank wall is made of a material with a thermal conductivity given as
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- 3.16 A large, 2.54-cm.-thick copper plate is placed between two air streams. The heat transfer coefficient on one side is and on the other side is . If the temperature of both streams is suddenly changed from 38°C to 93°C, determine how long it takes for the copper plate to reach a temperature of 82°C.arrow_forwardThe wall of a house is 4-meter-high and 15 -meter- wide. The wall is constructed with a 9-cm thick outer layer of brick and a 5-cm inner layer of insulating material. On a cold day, the outer surface temperature of the wall is -5°C while the inner surface temperature is 24°C. The thermal conductivity of the brick is 0.80 W/m-K, while the thermal conductivity of the insulation is 0.03 W/m-K . both inner and outer and outer has transfeer coefficeint of 20 W/m2- K a. What is the total thermal resistance of the wal? b. What is the rate of heat loss through the walarrow_forwardLiquid flows in a metal pipe with an inner diameter of D1 = 20 mm and an outer diameter of D2 = 30 mm. The thermal conductivity of the pipe wall is 10 W/m⋅K. The inner surface of the pipe is coated with a thin polyvinylidene chloride (PVDC) lining. Along a length of 95 cm, the pipe outer surface is exposed to convection heat transfer with hot gas, at T∞ = 95° C and h = 6 W/m2 ⋅K, and thermal radiation with a surrounding at Tsurr = 95° C. The emissivity at the pipe outer surface is 0.3. The liquid flowing inside the pipe has a convection heat transfer coefficient of 52 W/m2⋅K. If the outer surface of the pipe is at 86° C, determine the temperature at the PVDC lining and the temperature of the liquid.The ASME Code for Process Piping (ASME B31.3-2014, A323) recommends a maximum temperature for PVDC lining to be 81° C. Does the PVDC lining comply with the recommendation of the code?arrow_forward
- HEAT TRANSFER A mild steel steam pipe with an outer diameter of 11.43 cm and inner diameter of 10.226 cm is covered with 2.5 cm layer of 85% magnesia. The outer surface temperature is 65°C. Determine the heat loss per hour per meter of the pipe. Assuming that the steam is saturated at the pressure of 1.14 MPa, its temperature is 185.68°C. k (steel) = 55.4; k (magnesia, 85%) = 0.0727 W/m-Karrow_forwardA rectangular fin with k=43 W/m.C , thickness t=2 cm , length L=14 cm and width W=1 m. The base of the fin is maintained at a temperature of 200 C while the fin is exposed to a convection environment at T∞= 15 C and h∞ = 20 W/m2 .C .Using the chart , calculate the heat lost from the fin .arrow_forwardThe rectangular wall of a furnace consists of 3in. fire clay brick surrounded by 0.25in. of steel on the outside. There are six 0.25in.diameter mild steel bolts per square foot connecting the steel and the brick. The furnace is surrounded by 70°F air (with a film coefficient of 1.65 Btu/hr-ft²-°F), while the inner surface of the brick is maintained at a constant 1000°F. Determine the heat flux per square foot through this wall?arrow_forward
- A freezer with dimensions of 4 m wide, 7 m long and 3 m high is under construction. The walls and ceiling are composed of 1.7 mm stainless steel (k = 15 W / [m ° C]), 10 cm thick foam insulation (k = 0.036 W / [m ° C]), a specific thickness of corkboard (k = 0.043 W / [m ° C]), and 1.27 cm thick wood (k = 0.104 W / [m ° C]). The inside of the freezer is maintained at -35 ° C. The ambient air outside the freezer is 32 ° C. The convective heat transfer coefficient is 5 W / (m K) on wooden walls and 2 W / (m² K) on stainless steel surfaces. If the outside air has a dew point of 29 ° C, calculate the thickness of the corkboard insulation that will prevent moisture condensation on the outer walls of the freezer. Calculate the heat transfer rate through the walls and ceiling of this freezer. Ignore heat transfer from floors and corners of buildings. a. Thickness of corkboard insulation = Answer cm. b. Heat transfer rate through walls and ceiling = Answer watts.arrow_forwardA two-layer wall is made of two metal plates, with surface roughness of about 25 mm, pressed together at an average pressure of 10 MPa. The first layer is a stainless steel plate with a thickness of 5 mm and a thermal conductivity of 14 W/m∙K. The second layer is an aluminum plate with a thickness of 15 mm and a thermal conductivity of 237 W/m∙K. On the stainless steel side of the wall, the surface is subjected to a heat flux of 800 W/m2. On the aluminum side of the wall, the surface experiences convection heat transfer at an ambient temperature of 20°C, where the convection coefficient is 12 W/m2∙K. Determine the surface temperature of the stainless steel plate.arrow_forwardA long stainless-steel (AISI 316) steam pipe, with an inside diameter of 6.00 cm and an outside diameter of 8.00 cm, is covered with a layer of asbestos insulation (k = 0.150 W/m-K) 1.00 cm thick, which in turn is covered with foam insulation (k = 0.044 W/m-K) 6.00 cm thick. The inside surface temperature of the stainless-steel steam pipe is measured to be 250.0°C, while the outside surface of the foam is exposed to convection, T_inf = 25.0°C, h_inf = 15.0 W/m^2-K. • Draw and label a sketch of this system. Include dimensions, known temperatures, etc. • Draw and completely label the corresponding 1-D steady-state conduction resistor diagram. • Determine the heat transfer rate through the pipe per unit length. • Calculate the temperature at the asbestos/foam interface.arrow_forward
- Principles of Heat Transfer (Activate Learning wi...Mechanical EngineeringISBN:9781305387102Author:Kreith, Frank; Manglik, Raj M.Publisher:Cengage Learning