Transport

Phenomena CHEN 3001

Week5tutorial

TOPIC:Reviewofheattransferconcepts(Steadystateconduction+conjugateheattransfer)and
unsteadystateheattransfer

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Saturatedsteamat267oFisflowinginsidea0.75in.steelpipehavinganIDof0.824in.andan
ODof1.050in.Thepipeisinsulatedwith1.5in.ofinsulationontheoutside.Theconvective
coefficientfortheinsidesteamsurfaceofthepipeisestimatedtobehi=1000Btu/h.ft2.oF,and
convectivecoefficientontheoutsideofthelaggingisestimatedtobeho=2Btu/h.ft2.oF.The
meanthermalconductivityofthemetalis26Btu/h.ft.oFand0.037Btu/h.ft.oFfortheinsulation.
a. Calculatetheheatlossfor1ftofpipeusingresistancesifthesurroundingairisat
80oF.
b. Repeat,usingtheoverallUibasedontheinsideareaAi.

Inalaboratoryexperiment,anelectriccurrentispassedthroughaslabofthickness2.Asa
result,heatgenerationSetakesplaceintheslab.Theslabisinsulatedonbothsides(thickness=
t)tosatisfythesafetyconsiderationsrelatedtothedangerstemmingfromthefactthatan
electriccurrentispassing.Inaddition,theinsulatedslabiscooledonbothsidesbyafluidof
temperatureTc,withconvectivecoefficientofh.Determinethetemperatureatthesurfaceof
theinsulation,assumingthatthethermalconductivitiesfortheslabandtheinsulationmaterial
areconstants,denotedbyksandki,respectively.

Inamanufacturingfacility,2in.diameterbrassspheres(k=64.1Btu/h.ft.oF,=532lbm/ft3,Cp
=0.092Btu/lbm.oF)initiallyat250oFarequenchedinawaterbathat120oFforaperiodof2
minutesatarateof120spheresperminutes.Iftheconvectionheattransfercoefficientis42
Btu/h.ft2.oF,determine:
a. Thetemperatureofthespheresafterquenching
b. Therateatwhichheatneedstoberemovedfromthewaterinordertokeepits
temperatureconstantat120oF.

Inaproductionfacility,largebrassplatesof4cmthickness,initiallyatauniformtemperatureof
20oC,areheatedbyinanoventhatismaintainedat500oC.Theplatesremainintheovenfora
periodof7minutes.Takingthecombinedconvectionandradiationheattransfercoefficientto
beh=120W/m2.oC,whatisthesurfacetemperatureoftheplateswhentheycomeoutofthe
oven?

M.Gumulya

TransportPhenomena

CHEN3001