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Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach - Yunus A Cengel Fall 2003, Assignment 3 Friday, September 05, 2003 Chapter 3, Problem 35
Heat Transfer: A Practical Approach - Yunus A Cengel Fall 2003, Assignment 3 Friday, September 05, 2003 Chapter 3, Problem 35
Chapter 3, Solution 35
1 1
Ri = = = 0.1854 °C/W
hi A (8.3 W/m .°C)(0.65 m 2 )
2
L 0.01 m
R1 = R4 = Rsheetrock = = = 0.0905 °C/W
kA (0.17 W/m.°C)(0.65 m 2 )
L 0.12 m
R2 = Rstud = = = 21.82 °C/W
kA (0.11 W/m.°C)(0.05 m 2 )
L 0.12 m
R3 = R fiberglass = = = 5.882 °C/W
kA (0.034 W/m.°C)(0.60 m 2 )
1 1
Ro = = = 0.0452 °C/W
ho A (34 W/m . C)(0.65 m 2 )
2 o
1 1 1 1 1
= + = + ⎯
⎯→ Rmid = 4.633 °C/W
Rmid R2 R3 21.82 5.882
Rtotal = Ri + R1 + Rmid + R4 + Ro = 0.15 + 0.09 + 4.63 + 0.09 + 0.08 = 5.045 °C/W (for a 1 m × 0.65 m section)
T − T∞ 2 [20 − (−5)]°C
Q& = ∞1 = = 4.956 W
Rtotal 5.045 °C/W
(b) Then steady rate of heat transfer through entire wall becomes
Consider a 2-m-high electric hot water heater that has a diameter of 40 cm and
maintains the hot water at 55°C. The tank is located in a small room whose
average temperature is 27°C, and the heat transfer coefficients on the inner and
outer surfaces of the heater are 50 and 12 W/m2 ⋅ °C,
respectively. The tank is placed in another 46-cm-
diameter sheet metal tank of negligible thickness, and
the space between the two tanks is filled with foam
insulation (k = 0.03 W/m ⋅ °C). The thermal resistances
of the water tank and the outer thin sheet metal shell are
very small and can be neglected. The price of electricity
is $0.08/kWh, and the home owner pays $280 a year for
water heating. Determine the fraction of the hot water
energy cost of this household that is due to the heat loss
from the tank.
Hot water tank insulation kits consisting of 3-
cm-thick fiberglass insulation (k = 0.035 W/m ⋅ °C)
large enough to wrap the entire tank are available in the
market for about $30. If such an insulation is installed
on this water tank by the home owner himself, how
long will it take for this additional insulation to pay for
itself? Answers: 17.5 percent, 1.5 years
Figure P3-71
Chapter 3, Solution 71
An electric hot water tank is made of two concentric cylindrical metal sheets with foam
insulation in between. The fraction of the hot water cost that is due to the heat loss from
the tank and the payback period of the do-it-yourself insulation kit are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Heat transfer is steady since there is no indication of any change with
time. 2 Heat transfer is one-dimensional since there is thermal symmetry about the center
line and no variation in the axial direction. 3 Thermal conductivities are constant. 4 The
thermal resistances of the water tank and the outer thin sheet metal shell are negligible. 5
Heat loss from the top and bottom surfaces is negligible.
Properties The thermal conductivities are given to be k = 0.03 W/m⋅°C for foam
insulation and k = 0.035 W/m⋅°C for fiber glass insulation
Analysis We consider only the side surfaces of the water heater for simplicity, and
disregard the top and bottom surfaces (it will make difference of about 10 percent). The
individual thermal resistances are
Ao = πDo L = π (0.46 m)(2 m) = 2.89 m2
Rfoam Ro
Tw T∞2
Chapter 3, Solution 81
A 3-m diameter spherical tank filled with liquid nitrogen at 1 atm and -196°C is exposed
to convection and radiation with the surrounding air and surfaces. The rate of evaporation
of liquid nitrogen in the tank as a result of the heat gain from the surroundings for the
cases of no insulation, 5-cm thick fiberglass insulation, and 2-cm thick superinsulation
are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Heat transfer is steady since the specified thermal conditions at the
boundaries do not change with time. 2 Heat transfer is one-dimensional since there is
thermal symmetry about the midpoint. 3 The combined heat transfer coefficient is
constant and uniform over the entire surface. 4 The temperature of the thin-shelled
spherical tank is said to be nearly equal to the temperature of the nitrogen inside, and thus
thermal resistance of the tank and the internal convection resistance are negligible.
Properties The heat of vaporization and density of liquid nitrogen at 1 atm are given to be
198 kJ/kg and 810 kg/m3, respectively. The thermal conductivities are given to be k =
0.035 W/m⋅°C for fiberglass insulation and k = 0.00005 W/m⋅°C for super insulation.
Analysis (a) The heat transfer rate and the rate of evaporation of the liquid without
insulation are
r2 − r1 (1.52 − 1.5) m
Rinsulation = = = 13.96 °C/W
4πkr1 r2 4π (0.00005 W/m.°C)(1.52 m)(1.5 m)
Rtotal = R o + Rinsulation = 0.000984 + 13.96 = 13.96 °C/W
T −T [15 − ( −196)]° C
Q& = s1 ∞ 2 = = 1511
. W
Rtotal 13.96 ° C / W
Q& 0.01511 kJ / s
Q& = mh
& fg ⎯ ⎯→ m& = = = 0.000076 kg / s
h fg 198 kJ / kg
Figure P3-116
A hot plate is to be cooled by attaching aluminum pin fins on one side. The rate of heat
transfer from the 1 m by 1 m section of the plate and the effectiveness of the fins are to be
determined.
Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist. 2 The temperature along the fins varies
in one direction only (normal to the plate). 3 Heat transfer from the fin tips is negligible.
4 The heat transfer coefficient is constant and uniform over the entire fin surface. 5 The
thermal properties of the fins are constant. 6 The heat transfer coefficient accounts for the
effect of radiation from the fins.
Properties The thermal conductivity of the aluminum plate and fins is given to be k = 237
W/m⋅°C.
Analysis Noting that the cross-sectional areas of the fins are constant, the efficiency of
the circular fins can be determined to be
⎢⎣ 4 ⎥⎦ ⎢⎣ 4 ⎥⎦ 3 cm
⎛ πD 2 ⎞ ⎡ π (0.0025) 2 ⎤ D=0.25 cm
0.6 cm
Aunfinned = 1 − 27777 ⎜ ⎟ = 1 − 27777 ⎢ ⎥ = 0.86 m
2
⎜ 4 ⎟
⎝ ⎠ ⎣⎢ 4 ⎦⎥
Q& =η Q & = η hA (T − T )
finned fin fin, max fin fin b ∞
= 15,300 W
&
Qunfinned = hAunfinned (Tb − T∞ ) = (35 W/m 2 .°C)(0.86 m 2 )(100 − 30)°C
= 2107 W
Then the total heat transfer from the finned plate becomes
Q& total,fin = Q& finned + Q& unfinned = 15,300 + 2107 = 1.74 × 10 4 W = 17.4 kW
The rate of heat transfer if there were no fin attached to the plate would be
Ano fin = (1 m)(1 m) = 1 m2
Q& no fin = hAno fin (Tb − T∞ ) = (35 W / m2 . ° C)(1 m2 )(100 − 30)° C = 2450 W
Then the fin effectiveness becomes
Q& fin 17,400
ε fin = = = 7.10
Q& no fin 2450