CONFIDENTIAL 2018 JAN

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER

TUTORIAL 1

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1) A woman informs an engineer that she frequently feels cooler in the summer when
standing in front of an open refrigerator. The engineer tells her that she is only
“imagining things” because there is no fan in the refrigerator to blow the cool air
over her. A lively argument ensues. Whose side of the argument do you take?
Why?
Answer:
The woman is probably correct. Her perceived comfort is based on both radiation
and convection exchange with the surroundings. Even though a fan does not blow
cool air on her from the refrigerator, her body will radiate ta the cold interior and
thereby contribute to her feeling of "coolness."
(Ref.: Heat Transfer 10th Ed JP Holmen Q1-37)

2) A 1200-W iron is left on the ironing board with its base exposed to the air. About
90 percent of the heat generated in the iron is dissipated through its base whose
surface area is 150 cm2, and the remaining 10 percent through other surfaces.
Assuming the heat transfer from the surface to be uniform, determine

i. The amount of heat the iron dissipates during a 2-hour period, in kWh
ii. The heat flux on the surface of the iron base, in W/m2
iii. The total cost of the electrical energy consumed during this 2-hour period.
Take the unit cost of electricity to be $0.07/kWh.
Answer:

(Ref.: Heat Transfer A Practical Approach, Cengel, Q1-15)

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3) A 15-cm x 20-cm circuit board houses 120 closely spaced logic chips on its
surface, each dissipating 0.12 W. If the heat transfer from the back surface of the
board is negligible, determine
i. The amount of heat this circuit board dissipates during a 10-hour period,
in kWh
ii. The heat flux on the surface of the circuit board, in W/m2

Answer:

(Ref.: Heat Transfer A Practical Approach, Cengel, Q1-16)

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