Module 4: Activity No.

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Heat Transfer Fluid-to-Fluid Exercises Problem

Name: DEVILLENA, Marianne Angel

Student No.: 20190150631
Problem:
A composite plane wall consisting of materials, 1.5-in steel (k = 312 BTU-in/HR.ft2.0F)
and 2-in aluminum (k = 1400 BTU-in/HR.ft2.0F), separates a hot gas at Ti = 2000F, hi = 2
BTU/HR.ft2.0F, from cold gas at To = 80 deg F, ho = 5. If the hot fluid is on the aluminum
side, find:
a) Transmittance, U;
b) The heat through 100 sq. ft of the surface under steady state condition and
c) The interface temperature at the junction of the metals.

𝐺𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑛:
𝑡𝑠 = 1.5 𝑖𝑛 𝐴𝐿𝑈𝑀𝐼𝑁𝑈𝑀 𝑆𝑇𝐸𝐸𝐿

𝐵𝑇𝑈 − 𝑖𝑛 𝐵𝑇𝑈 − 𝑖𝑛
𝑘𝑠 = 312 𝑘𝐴𝑙 = 1400 𝑘𝑆 = 312
𝐵𝑇𝑈 − 𝑖𝑛
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹 𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹 𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹

𝑡𝑎𝑙 = 2 𝑖𝑛
𝐵𝑇𝑈 − 𝑖𝑛
𝑘𝑎𝑙 = 1400
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹
𝑇𝑖 = 200°𝐹
𝐵𝑇𝑈
ℎ𝑖 =
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹
𝑇𝑜 = 80°𝐹
𝐵𝑇𝑈
ℎ𝑜 = 5
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹
𝐴 = 100 𝑓𝑡 2
𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛:
1
𝑎. 𝑈 =
1 𝑡𝑠 𝑡𝑎𝑙 1
ℎ𝑖 + 𝑘𝑠 + 𝑘𝑎𝑙 + ℎ𝑜
1
𝑈=
1 1.5 𝑖𝑛 2 𝑖𝑛 1
𝐵𝑇𝑈 + 𝐵𝑇𝑈 − 𝑖𝑛 + 𝐵𝑇𝑈 − 𝑖𝑛 + 𝐵𝑇𝑈
2 312 1400 5
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹 𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹 𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹 𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹
𝑩𝑻𝑼
𝑼 = 𝟏. 𝟒𝟏𝟔
𝑯𝑹. 𝒇𝒕𝟐 . °𝑭

𝑏. 𝑄 = 𝑈𝐴(𝑇𝑖 − 𝑇𝑜 )
𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝑄 = (1.416 2
) (100 𝑓𝑡 2 )(200°𝐹 − 80°𝐹 )
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 . °𝐹
𝑸 = 𝟏𝟔𝟗𝟗𝟐 𝑩𝑻𝑼/𝑯𝑹
(𝑇𝑖 − 𝑇𝑜 ) 200 °𝐹 − 𝑇
𝑐. =
1 1 𝑡𝑎𝑙
𝑈 ℎ𝑖 + 𝑘𝑎𝑙
200°𝐹 − 80°𝐹 200 °𝐹 − 𝑇
=
1 1 2 𝑖𝑛
𝐵𝑇𝑈 𝐵𝑇𝑈 + 𝐵𝑇𝑈 − 𝑖𝑛
1.416 2 2 2 1400
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 . °𝐹 𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 . °𝐹 𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . °𝐹
𝑻 = 𝟏𝟏𝟒. 𝟖 °𝑭