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Safaa Hameed Faisal Heat Transfer

HW NO-6-
1- Steam in a heating system flows through tubes whose outer diameter is 5 cm and whose walls are
maintained at a temperature of 180°C. Circular aluminum alloy (k=186 W/m · °C) of outer diameter 6 cm
and constant thickness 1 mm are attached to the tube. The space between the fins is 3 mm, and thus there are
250 fins per meter length of the tube. Heat is transferred to the surrounding air at T = 25°C, with a heat
transfer coefficient of 40 W/m2 · °C. Determine the increase in heat transfer from the tube per meter of its
length as a result of adding fins. Take fin efficiency 97%. (Answer: 2639 W)

2- The addition of aluminum fins has been suggested to increase the rate of heat
dissipation from one side of an electronic device 1 m wide and 1 m tall. The fins are
to be rectangular in cross section, 2.5 cm long and 0.25 cm thick. There are to be
100 fins per meter. The convective heat transfer coefficient, both for the wall and
the fins, is estimated at 35 W/(m2 K). With this information, determine the percent
increase in the rate of heat transfer of the finned wall compared to the bare wall.
(take the case where the tip is exposed to convection) Ans(486%)

-3-A turbine blade 6.3 cm long , with cross-sectional area A = 4.6 *10–4 m2
and perimeter P = 0.12 m, is made of stainless steel (k = 18 W/(m K). The
temperature of the root, Ts, is 428°C. The blade is exposed to a hot gas at
871°C, and the heat transfer coefficient h is 454 W/(m2 K). Determine the
temperature of the blade tip and the rate of heat flow at the root of the blade.
Assume that the tip is insulated. Ans(866°C, – 261)

4- An electric motor is to be connected by a horizontal steel shaft (k = 42.56 W/m.K), 25 mm in diameter, to

an impeller of a pump that circulates liquid metal at a temperature of 540°C. If the temperature of the
electric motor is limited to a maximum value of 52 °C with the
ambient air at 27°C and heat transfer coefficient of 40.7 W/m2.K,
what is the length of shaft should be specified between the motor
and the pump?(Assume that there is no heat loss from the tip of the
shaft connected to the electric motor) .Ans(30cm)

5-the figure beside shows part of a set of radial aluminium fins (k = 180 W/m K) that
are to be fitted to a small air compressor. The device dissipates 1 kW by convecting
to the surrounding air which is at 20oC. Each fin is 100 mm long, 30 mm high and 5
mm thick. The tip of each fin may be assumed to be adiabatic and a heat transfer
coefficient of h=15 W/m2. K acts over the remaining surfaces. Estimate the number
of fins required to ensure the base temperature does not exceed 120oC.
Ans(108fin)

6-To determine the thermal conductivity of a long, solid 2.5 cm diameter rod, one half of the rod was
inserted into a furnace while the other half was projecting into air at 27°C. After steady state had been
reached, the temperatures at two points 7.6 cm apart were measured and found to be 126°C and 91°C,
respectively. The heat transfer coefficient over the surface of the rod exposed to the air was estimated to be
22.7 W/m2 K. What is the thermal conductivity of the rod? Assume the rod is infinitely
long.Ans(110W/m2.K)

-7-An electric motor for which the temperature of its surface should not
exceed 50°C when dissipating 0.15 kW. The length of the body is 20 cm.
Longitudinal fins of 12 mm thickness and 30 mm height are proposed. The
conductivity of the material is 40 W/mK and the convection coefficient is
40W/m2.K. Determine the number of fins required. Atmospheric
temperature is 35°C. Answ(18fins)