Ryan Sullenberger

MECH344
Feb 20, 2009
8.2 Two walls, both of which are at a temperature of 200 °C, are separated by a air channel that is 1 m wide.Through this
channel, air, at a temperature of T¥ = 25 °C blows with h = 40 W/m ·K.Connectingthe two walls is a thin rod of uniform cross -
sectional area which acts as a fin, cooling the walls.If the rod has a diameter of 5 cm and a thermal conductivity of 150 W/m·K :

a) What is the thermal resistance of the rod (Rt, f)?

h := 40

d := 0.05

L := 1

P := Π * d * L

1
r := 0.05 *
2

Ac := Π * r2

M := h * P * Ac * Θb
Tb := 200

Tinf := 25

Θb := Tb - Tinf

h*P
m :=
k * Ac

k := 150

ΘL
JCosh@m * LD - N
Θb
qf := M *
Sinh@m * LD
ΘL := Ttip - Tinf

Ttip := 200

Θb
Rtf :=
qf

Rtf

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b) What is the temperature at the rod’ s midpoint (x = 0.5 m)?

Θ := T - Tinf
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x := 0.5

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