Concept explainers
Heat is transferred from water to air through a brass wall
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 2 Solutions
Principles of Heat Transfer (Activate Learning with these NEW titles from Engineering!)
- Calculate the quantity of heat conducted per minute through a duralumin circular disc 119mm diameter and 22.65mm thick when the temperature drop across the thickness of the plate is 9.3°F take the coefficient of thermal conductivity of duralumin as 150 W/m-K. Answer: 22.833 kJ/minarrow_forwardCircular fins of uniform cross section, with diameter of 10 mm and length of 50 mm, are attached to a wall with surface temperature of 350°C. The fins are made of material with thermal conductivity of 240 W/m·K, and they are exposed to an ambient air condition of 25°C and the convection heat transfer coefficient is 250 W/m2·K. Determine the heat transfer rate and plot the temperature variation of a single fin for the following boundary conditions: (a) Infinitely long fin (b) Adiabatic fin tip (c) Fin with tip temperature of 250°C (d) Convection from the fin tiparrow_forwardThere are 3 windows in a room with a width of 100 cm and a height of 150 cm.There is a single glass (k=0. 9 W/mK) of 5 mm thickness in the windows initially. Instead of these glasses to save heatYou are considering replacing it with double glazing consisting of 5 mm glass and 12 mm air (k=0.022 W/mK). Indoor and outdoor environmenttemperatures are 20 0C and -10 0C, respectively, and the heat transfer coefficients are 7 W/m2 K and 25 W/m2 K. The total heat loss in the room is 3.5 kW.when switching to double glazing;a) Find the decrease in heat transfer. b) Considering that the heat given by the heaters remains 3.5 kW, what would the room temperature be?arrow_forward
- 2. A 15-cm X 20-cm hot surface at 85°C is to be cooled by attaching 4 cm-long aluminum (k = 237 W/m-°C) fins of 2-mm X 2-mm square cross section. The temperature of surrounding medium is 25°C and the heat transfer coefficient on the surfaces can be taken to be 20 W/m2-°C. If it is desired to triple the rate of heat transfer from the bare hot surface, determine the number of fins that needs to be attached.arrow_forwardA 50-meter-long cast iron pipe with a 10-centimeter outside diameter goes through a 288 K temperature open environment. The temperature of the pipe's outer surface is 423 K, and the combined heat transfer coefficient on the pipe's outside surface is 25 W/m2 K. Considering and stating the necessary assumptions determine,(a) The rate of heat loss from the pipe (b) The energy lost per year if the cost of the fuel is 0.52 $/therm ( 1 therm = 105,500 kJ) c) The thickness of the insulation if 98% of the energy loss is planned to be saved. Consider the conduction coefficient of the insulation is 0.035 W/mK.arrow_forwardA 50-meter-long cast iron pipe with a 10-centimeter outside diameter goes through a 288 K temperature open environment. The temperature of the pipe's outer surface is 423 K, and the combined heat transfer coefficient on the pipe's outside surface is 25 W/m2 K. Considering and stating the necessary assumptions determine, (5 marks) (a) The rate of heat loss from the pipe (b) The energy lost per year if the cost of the fuel is 0.52 $/therm ( 1 therm = 105,500 kJ) c) The thickness of the insulation if 98% of the energy loss is planned to be saved. Consider the conduction coefficient of the insulation is 0.035 W/mK.arrow_forward
- A plane wall surface at 200°C is to be cooled with aluminum pin fins of parabolic profile with blunt tips. Each fin has a length of 25 mm and a base diameter of 4 mm. The fins are exposed to an ambient air condition of 25°C and the heat transfer coefficient is 45 W/m2·K. If the thermal conductivity of the fins is 230 W/m·K, determine the heat transfer rate from a single fin and the increase in the rate of heat transfer per square meter surface area as a result of attaching fins. Assume there are 100 fins per square meter surface area.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_forwardSteam at 235°C is flowing inside a steel pipe (k = 61 W/m ∙ °C) whose inner and outer diameters are 10 cm and 12 cm, respectively, in an environment at 20°C. The heat transfer coefficients inside and outside the pipe are 105 W/m2 ∙ °C and 14 W/m2 ∙ °C, respectively. Determine (a) the thickness of the insulation (k = 0.038 W/m ∙ °C) needed to reduce the heat loss by 95 percent and (b) the thickness of the insulation needed to reduce the exposed surface temperature of insulated pipe to 40°C for safety reasons.arrow_forward
- The 4-mm-thick rear window of an automobile is defogged by passing warm air over its inner surface. Warm air temperature is at T,1 = 40C and corresponding convection coefficient is h1 =30 W/(m2·K). Outer ambient temperature T,2 = 5C and corresponding convection coefficient is h2 = 70 W/(m2·K). The size of the window is 0.5 m (height) 1.5 m (width). A. Draw two thermal circuits (one based on heat rate and one based on heat flux) considering the convection occurring over inner and outer surfaces and the conduction through the window. Show the equations for the thermal resistances in the circuits.B. Determine the total thermal resistance based on heat flux in m2K/W andoverall heat transfer coefficient U in W/m2K. Find the thermal conductivity of glass (sodalime at 300K)C. Determine the inner and outer temperatures of the glass (that are Ts,1 and Ts,2 shown above).arrow_forwardA 2 m X 1.5 m section of wall of an industrial furnace burning gas is not insulated, and the temperature at the outer surface of this section is measured to be 80oC. The temperature of the furnace room is 30oC, and the combined convection and radiation heat transfer coefficient at the surface of the outer furnace is 10 w/oC. It is proposed to insulate this section of the furnace wall with glass wool insulation (K=0.038 W/moC) in order to reduce the heat loss by 90 percent. Assuming the outer surface temperature of the section remains at about 80oC, determine i) the thickness of the insulation that is needed and ii) the outer surface temperature of the insulation after installation.arrow_forwardA plane wall (0.8 m x 0.6 m) at 10 oC is to be heated by attaching 7-cm-long, 3-mm-diameter pin fins (k=200 W/mK, ρ=5000 kg/m3) to it. nfin=200 fins are to be used in total. Temperature of the surrounding fluid is 100 oC, and the heat transfer coefficient on the surfaces is 35 W/m2K. Total (material + manufacturing) cost of the fins is 850 TL/kg. Fill the table below by neglecting heat transfer from the fin tips. nfin=? a) Fin efficiency b) Fin effectiveness c) Overall fin effectiveness d) Total cost of finsarrow_forward
- Principles of Heat Transfer (Activate Learning wi...Mechanical EngineeringISBN:9781305387102Author:Kreith, Frank; Manglik, Raj M.Publisher:Cengage Learning