University of Wah,

Department of Chemical Engineering

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UNIVERSITY OF WAH
WAH ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Department of Chemical Engineering
Assignment # 01
Course Title: Heat Transfer Fundamentals
Semester:5th Total Marks: 60
Time: 1 week
Course Code: Ch.E-301
Student Name______ _____________Reg No.____

Assignment Title: Heat Transfer Mechanisms

Course Learning Program Learning Learning Domain

Outcome Outcome

CLO-2 PLO-2 Cognitive 3

PLO-2: Problem Analysis: An ability to identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze
complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of
mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.
CLO-2:Developand solve mathematical models for physical problems related to conduction,
convection and radiation for steady state and transient process in one and two dimensions.

Question no.1: A cylindrical resistor element on a circuit board dissipates 0.6 W of power.
The resistor is 1.5 cm long, and has a diameter of 0.4 cm. Assuming heat to be transferred
uniformly from all surfaces, determine (a) the amount of heat this resistor dissipates during a
24-hour period, (b) the heat flux, and (c) the fraction of heat dissipated from the top and
bottom surfaces.

Question no 2:An aluminum pan whose thermal conductivity I 237 W/m · °C has a flat
bottom with diameter 20 cm and thickness 0.4 cm. Heat is transferred steadily to boiling
water in the pan through its bottom at a rate of 800 W. If the inner surface of the bottom of
the pan is at 105°C, determine the temperature of the outer surface of the bottom of the pan.
Question no 3:A 15-cm-diameter aluminum ball is to be heated from 80°C to an average
temperature of 200°C. Taking the average density and specific heat of aluminum in this
temperature range to be ρ=2700 kg/m3 and Cp=0.90 kJ/kg · °C, respectively, determine the
amount of energy that needs to be transferred to the aluminum ball.
Question no 4:The inner and outer surfaces of a 0.5-cm-thick 2-m× 2-m window glass in
winter are 10°C and 3°C, respectively. Ifthe thermal conductivity of the glass is 0.78 W/m ·
°C, determinethe amount of heat loss, in kJ, through the glass over aperiod of 5 hours. What
would your answer be if the glass were1 cm thick?

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Question no 5:Consider a house with a floor space of 200 m2 and an average height of 3 m at
sea level, where the standard atmospheric pressure is 101.3 kPa. Initially the house is at a
uniform temperature of 10°C. Now the electric heater is turned on, and the heater runs until
the air temperature in the house rises to an average value of 22°C. Determine how much heat
is absorbed by the air assuming some air escapes through the cracks as the heated air in the
house expands at constant pressure. Also, determine the cost of this heat if the unit cost of
electricity in that area is $0.075/kWh.
Question no 6:The north wall of an electrically heated home is 20 ftlong, 10 ft high, and 1 ft
thick, and is made of brick whose thermal conductivity is k= 0.42 Btu/h · ft · °F. On a
certainwinter night, the temperatures of the inner and the outer surfacesof the wall are
measured to be at about 62°F and 25°F,respectively, for a period of 8 hours. Determine (a)
the rate ofheat loss through the wall that night and (b) the cost of that heatloss to the home
owner if the cost of electricity is $0.07/kWh.

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