Question:

A mercury thermometer bulb is  in long by  -in diameter.

The glass envelope is very thin. Calculate the time constant in water
flowing at 10 ft/s at a temperature of 100°F. In your solution, give
a summary that includes

(a) Assumptions used

(b) Source of data

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(c) Results

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A mercury thermometer bulb is in. long by in. diameter. The

glass envelope is very thin. Calculate the time constant in water
flowing at 10 ft/sec at a temperature of 100° F. In your solution,
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give a summary that includes

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(a) Assumptions used

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(b) Source of data

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(c) Results
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a) Assumptions:

■ All resistance to heat flow is in the outside film

■ All heat capacity is in mercury

b) the following data are from Kern "Process Heat Transfer":

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 Water:

Mercury:

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specific gravity = 13.6

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From Bennett and Myers third edition page 391.equation 24.9 we obtain:

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where
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b = 0.174, n = 0.618
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