Cylindrical pellets are used to store heat in a heat recovey process.

The pellets are to be heated

from 200°C to 300°C using gas at 400°C. The convective heat transfer coefficient attainable is 40
W/m2K. The pellets are then to be cooled to 200°C using air at 60°C with a convective heat
transfer coefficient of 50 W/m2K. The pellets are cylindrical and 15mm dia and 20mm long. The
properties of material are: Thermal conductivity = 12W/mk, density 2400 kg/m3, specific heat =
456 J/Kgk. Determine the batch time ( 1 heating and 1 cooling). Also calculate the heat recovered
for 1kg of material per batch.

A constan thermocouple wire of 0.4 mm dia is to be used to measure a temperature of 600°C. The
wire is initially at 35°C. If the thermocouple should read 595°C in 2 seconds, determine the value
of convection coefficient required. Density = 8922 kg/,3, Sp. Heat = 410 J/kgK; Thermal
conductivity = 22.7 W/mK

An ice block at -15°C has air at 20°C flowing over the surface qith a convective heat transfer
coefficient of 25 W/m2K. Determine the time at which the surface will begin to melt. Thermal
diffusivity = 1.08x10-6

In a air preheater of rotary storage type the mass moves over the cold air portion during 6 seconds
and is exposed to air at 35°C. The m,ass is made of wires of 3mm dia with property values of
density = 7900 kg/m3, specific heat = 394j/KgK and conductivity of 25 W/mK. The material when
entering the cooling zone is at 260°C. if connective heat transfer coefficient has value of 245
W/m2K. Determine the temperature at the end of cooling cycle.