HEAT+MASS TRANSFER:FUND.+APPL.
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ISBN: 9780073398198
Author: CENGEL
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Chapter 4, Problem 125CP
How does refrigeration prevent or delay the spoilage of foods? Why does freezing extend the storage life of foods for months?
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HEAT+MASS TRANSFER:FUND.+APPL.
Ch. 4 - What is the physical significance of the Biot...Ch. 4 - What is lumped system analysis? When is it...Ch. 4 - In what medium is the lumped system analysis more...Ch. 4 - For which solid is the lumped system analysis more...Ch. 4 - For which kinds of bodies made of the same...Ch. 4 - Consider heat transfer between two identical hot...Ch. 4 - Consider heat transfer between two identical hot...Ch. 4 - Consider a hot baked potato on a plate. The...Ch. 4 - Consider a potato being baked in an oven that is...Ch. 4 - Consider two identical 4-kg pieces of roast beef....
Ch. 4 - Consider a sphere and a cylinder of equal volume...Ch. 4 - Obtain relations for the characteristic lengths of...Ch. 4 - Obtain a relation for the time required for a...Ch. 4 - A brick of 20310257mm in dimension is being burned...Ch. 4 - Prob. 15PCh. 4 - Prob. 16PCh. 4 - Prob. 17PCh. 4 - Metal plates...Ch. 4 - Prob. 19PCh. 4 - Prob. 20PCh. 4 - Prob. 21PCh. 4 - A 6-mm-thick stainless steel strip...Ch. 4 - After heat treatment, the 2-cm-thick metal plates...Ch. 4 - A long copper rod of diameter 2.0 cm is initially...Ch. 4 - Prob. 25PCh. 4 - Steel rods...Ch. 4 - Prob. 27PCh. 4 - Prob. 28PCh. 4 - To warm up some milk for a baby, a mother pours...Ch. 4 - A person is found dead at 5 p.m. in a room whose...Ch. 4 - Prob. 31PCh. 4 - In an experiment, the temperature of a hot gas...Ch. 4 - Prob. 33PCh. 4 - Pulverized coal particles are used in oxy-fuel...Ch. 4 - Oxy-fuel combustion power plants use pulverized...Ch. 4 - Plasma spraying is a process used for coating a...Ch. 4 - Consider a spherical shell satellite with outer...Ch. 4 - Prob. 38PCh. 4 - Prob. 39PCh. 4 - Prob. 40EPCh. 4 - Consider a sphere of diameter 5 cm, a cube of side...Ch. 4 - Prob. 42PCh. 4 - An egg is to be cooked to a certain level of...Ch. 4 - What is an infinitely long cylinder? When is it...Ch. 4 - What is the physical significance of the Fourier...Ch. 4 - Prob. 46CPCh. 4 - Prob. 47CPCh. 4 - The Biot number during a heat transfer process...Ch. 4 - A body at an initial temperature of Ti, is brought...Ch. 4 - Prob. 50PCh. 4 - In a meat processing plant, 2-cm-thick steaks...Ch. 4 - Prob. 52PCh. 4 - Prob. 53PCh. 4 - Prob. 54PCh. 4 - Prob. 55PCh. 4 - Layers of 23-cm-thick meat slabs...Ch. 4 - Prob. 57PCh. 4 - Prob. 58PCh. 4 - Prob. 59PCh. 4 - Prob. 60PCh. 4 - Prob. 61PCh. 4 - Prob. 62EPCh. 4 - Prob. 63PCh. 4 - Prob. 64PCh. 4 - Prob. 65PCh. 4 - Prob. 66PCh. 4 - A 30-cm-diameter, 4-m-high cylindrical column of a...Ch. 4 - Prob. 68PCh. 4 - Prob. 69PCh. 4 - Prob. 70PCh. 4 - For heat transfer purposes, an egg can be...Ch. 4 - Citrus fruits are very susceptible to cold...Ch. 4 - Chickens with an average mass of 1.7 kg...Ch. 4 - Prob. 74PCh. 4 - Prob. 75PCh. 4 - Prob. 76PCh. 4 - Oranges of 2.5-in-diameter...Ch. 4 - Prob. 78PCh. 4 - Prob. 79PCh. 4 - Prob. 80PCh. 4 - Prob. 81PCh. 4 - A 9-cm-diameter potato...Ch. 4 - In Betty Crocker s Cookbook, it is stated that it...Ch. 4 - Prob. 84PCh. 4 - Under what conditions can a plane wall be treated...Ch. 4 - What is a semi-infinite medium? Give examples of...Ch. 4 - Consider a hot semi-infinite solid at an initial...Ch. 4 - Prob. 88EPCh. 4 - Prob. 89PCh. 4 - In areas where the air temperature remains below...Ch. 4 - Prob. 91PCh. 4 - A highway made of asphalt is initially at a...Ch. 4 - A thick aluminum block initially at 20C is...Ch. 4 - Prob. 94PCh. 4 - A thick wall made of refractory bricks...Ch. 4 - Prob. 96PCh. 4 - Prob. 97PCh. 4 - A thick wood slab (k=0.17W/m.K,=1.2810-7m2/s) and...Ch. 4 - Prob. 99PCh. 4 - Prob. 100PCh. 4 - Prob. 101PCh. 4 - Prob. 102PCh. 4 - Prob. 103PCh. 4 - Prob. 104PCh. 4 - Prob. 105PCh. 4 - A barefooted person whose feet are at 32C steps on...Ch. 4 - What is the product solution method? How is it...Ch. 4 - How is the product solution used to determine the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 109CPCh. 4 - Consider a short cylinder whose top and bottom...Ch. 4 - Prob. 111PCh. 4 - Prob. 112PCh. 4 - Prob. 113PCh. 4 - A hot dog can be considered to be a cylinder 5 in...Ch. 4 - Prob. 115PCh. 4 - Prob. 116PCh. 4 - A 2-cm-high cylindrical ice block...Ch. 4 - Prob. 118PCh. 4 - Prob. 119PCh. 4 - Prob. 120PCh. 4 - Prob. 121PCh. 4 - Prob. 122PCh. 4 - Prob. 123PCh. 4 - Prob. 124CPCh. 4 - How does refrigeration prevent or delay the...Ch. 4 - What are the environmental factors that affect the...Ch. 4 - What is the effect of cooking on the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 128CPCh. 4 - Prob. 129CPCh. 4 - Prob. 130CPCh. 4 - Prob. 131CPCh. 4 - How does the rate of freezing affect the...Ch. 4 - Prob. 133CPCh. 4 - Prob. 134CPCh. 4 - Prob. 135CPCh. 4 - Prob. 136CPCh. 4 - Prob. 137CPCh. 4 - Prob. 138PCh. 4 - Chickens with an average mass of 2.2 kg and...Ch. 4 - Prob. 140EPCh. 4 - Prob. 141PCh. 4 - Prob. 142PCh. 4 - A long roll of 2-m-wide and 0.5-cm-thick 1-Mn...Ch. 4 - Prob. 144PCh. 4 - Prob. 145PCh. 4 - Prob. 146PCh. 4 - During a picnic on a hot summer day, the only...Ch. 4 - Two metal rods are being heated in an oven with...Ch. 4 - Stainless steel ball bearings...Ch. 4 - Prob. 150PCh. 4 - Prob. 151PCh. 4 - In Betty crockers Cookbook, it is stated that it...Ch. 4 - A watermelon initially at 35C is to be cooled by...Ch. 4 - Prob. 154PCh. 4 - Prob. 155PCh. 4 - Prob. 156PCh. 4 - Prob. 157PCh. 4 - Prob. 158PCh. 4 - Prob. 159PCh. 4 - Prob. 160PCh. 4 - Prob. 161PCh. 4 - Prob. 162PCh. 4 - Prob. 163PCh. 4 - Lumped system analysis of transient heat...Ch. 4 - Prob. 165PCh. 4 - Prob. 166PCh. 4 - An 18-cm-long, 16-cm-wide, and 12-cm-high hot iron...Ch. 4 - Prob. 168PCh. 4 - Prob. 169PCh. 4 - Prob. 170PCh. 4 - Prob. 171PCh. 4 - Prob. 172PCh. 4 - A long 18-cm-diameter bar made of hardwood...Ch. 4 - Consider a 7.6-cm-long and 3-cm-diameter...Ch. 4 - Consider a 7.6-cm-diameter cylindrical lamb meat...Ch. 4 - Prob. 176PCh. 4 - A small chicken (k=0.45W/m.K,=0.1510-6m2/s) and...Ch. 4 - A potato may be approximated as a 5.7-cm-diameter...Ch. 4 - When water, as in a pond or lake, is heated by...Ch. 4 - A large chunk of tissue at 35C with a thermal...Ch. 4 - Prob. 181PCh. 4 - Citrus trees are very susceptible to cold weather,...
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