Transport

Phenomena CHEN 3001

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TOPIC:Forced(externalandinternal)andnaturalconvections

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Acurrentgenerationmicroprocessorisbuiltonarectangulardie,2cm(L)x1cm(W)x0.35cm
(H).Itgeneratesheatatarateof1x106W/m3.Thechipistobecooledbyairat20oC.Ifthe
chipssurfacetemperaturecannotexceed65oC,howfastmustweforceairacrossitssurface?
Whichwayshouldweorientthechiprelativetotheairflowtoobtainedmaximumheat
transfer?

Waterat16deg.Centersa2.54cmIDtubethatisusedtocoolanuclearreactor.Thewaterflowrateis
0.114m3/min.UsingtheColburnanalogy,determinethetotalheattransfer,theexitingwater
temperatureandthewalltemperatureattheexit,ifthelengthofthetubeis4.5mandthewallcondition
isoneofuniformheatfluxof5.7x103kJ/hr.m2.

Considertheflowofoilina30cmdiameterpipelineatanaveragevelocityof2m/sand
temperatureof20oC.Asectionofthepipeline(200mlong)passesthroughicywatersofalake
at0oC.Measurementsindicatethatthesurfacetemperatureofthepipeisverynearly0oC.
Disregardingthethermalresistanceofthepipematerial,determine:
a. Thetemperatureoftheoilwhenthepipeleavesthelake
b. Therateofheattransferfromtheoil
c. Thepumpingpowerrequiredtoovercomethepressurelossesandtomaintainthe
flowoftheoilinthepipe.

Athickwalledsteelpipe(k=60W/m.K)carryinghotwateriscooledexternallybyacrossflow
airstreamatavelocityof20m/sandatemperatureof25oC.Theinnerandouterdiametersof
thepipeare20mmand25mm,respectively.Atacertainlocationalongthepipe,themean
temperatureofthewateris80oC.Assumingtheflowinsidethetubeisfullydevelopedwitha
Reynoldsnumberof20,000,findtheheattransferratetotheairstreamperunitpipelength.

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