Middle East Technical University

Department of Mechanical Engineering

ME 312 – Thermal Engineering – 2021-2022 Spring Semester

Homework 2
Assigned: 07.04.2022 Due: 14.04.2022 (until 17:00)
Submit to: D-103 (Kaan Gürel)

Guidelines for homework submission:

1. You are encouraged to work in groups of 2-3 students and turn in a single homework for the
entire group. Make sure all the names of the students who contributed appear on the homework
sheet. However, if you wish, you may turn in individual homework as well. Your homework grade
will not be affected whether you work as an individual or within a group.
2. Use an A-4 sized, white paper. You will submit your work hard copy.
3. Provide proper and consistent units for all dimensional quantities. Convert the units if
necessary. Omission or incorrect usage of units will cause grade reduction.
4. Your solution should be readable. Neatness may affect grading.
5. Cite all the references you used for the solution of the problems, such as, tables, figures,
appendices, other books, internet, etc.
6. The following information for every member must be provided on the submitted homework:
Name, Last name, ID number.

Q1) Vertical plate with a constant surface temperature, Ts = 75 °C and length, L = 0.35 m is placed
parallel at a distance s = 0.0005 m to a wall. Right surface of the vertical plate is exposed to air flowing
in gravitational acceleration direction with velocity, Vair = 0.8 m/s and temperature, Tair = 25 °C. In
between the vertical plate and the wall, water at a temperature of 14°C is available and the right surface
of wall facing the plate is at 75 °C. Determine the amount of heat transfer from the vertical plate to air
and water per unit width of it.

Q2) An oven with well insulated rear, bottom and side walls is placed in a room with an ambient air at
20°C. All dimensions of the rectangular prism furnace are 50 cm. Front door of the oven is double
glassed and distance between the inner and outer glasses is s = 4 cm. At running conditions, if the inner
surfaces of the oven are at 225°C, while the outer surfaces’ temperature value should be at most 34°C;
find the total electrical consumption of the furnace in 90 mins.