PROBLEM 1.

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KNOWN: Temperatures at 10 mm and 20 mm from the surface and in the adjoining airflow for a thick stainless steel casting. FIND: Surface convection coefficient, h. SCHEMATIC:

ASSUMPTIONS: (1) Steady-state, (2) One-dimensional conduction in the x-direction, (3) Constant properties, (4) Negligible generation. ANALYSIS: From a surface energy balance, it follows that

q cond = q conv
where the convection rate equation has the form

q conv = h ( T T0 ) ,
and q cond can be evaluated from the temperatures prescribed at surfaces 1 and 2. That is, from Fouriers law,

T1 T2 q cond = k x 2 x1 q cond = 15

( 50 40 ) C = 15, 000 W/m2 . W m K ( 20-10 ) 103 m

Since the temperature gradient in the solid must be linear for the prescribed conditions, it follows that

To = 60C.
Hence, the convection coefficient is

h=

q cond T T0

h=

15,000 W / m2 40 C
D

= 375 W / m2 K.

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COMMENTS: The accuracy of this procedure for measuring h depends strongly on the validity of the assumed conditions.

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