MM 306 HEAT TRANSFER Homework # 2

Due date: 4 April 2013, 17:00

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1) The one dimensional plane wall with constant properties shown in the figure is initially at uniform temperature Ti. The electrical heater at the bottom surface (x=0) is suddenly turned on to provide a uniform heat flux of J" . The boundaries are well insulated. a) Write the governing equation, boundary and initial conditions that could be used to determine the temperature for the system as a function of time and space. b) Sketch the temperature distribution on T-x coordinates (from x=0 to x=L) for the initial condition (t 0) and for several later times (two or three more). Will a system reach a steady-state temperature distribution? c) Sketch the heat flux J at x=0, x=L/2, and x=L on J - t coordinates as a function of time. d) When the heater is turned off at the time te, system will eventually reach a unifrom , te, Ti and system mass M, temperature Tf. Find Tf as a function of parameters J" specific heat cp, and the electrical heater surface area As.

2) A spherical liquid nitrogen container is subjected to the conditions shown in the figure (constant temperature on the inner surface T(r1) = - 196C and convection on the outer surface h = 25W/m2K, T = 20C). Where r1 = 2m, and r2 = 2.1m. a) Write the governing equation and the boundary conditions that could be used to find the temperature distribution in the spherical shell b) Solve the differential equation you found in part a to find the temperature distribution as a function of r (thermal conductivity of the tank is given to be k = 18W/m2K). c) Calculate the rate of heat transfer through the wall and show its direction.