Assignment (1)

Chapter 4

Question One:
A small metal bead (radius 0.5 mm), initially at 100 ˚C, when placed in a stream of fluid at 20˚C,
attains a temperature of 28˚ C in 4.35 seconds. The density and specific heat of the metal are 8500
kg/m3 and 400 J/kg.K, respectively. If the bead is considered as lumped system, Calculate the
convective heat transfer coefficient (in W/m2 .K) between the metal bead and the fluid

Question Two:
A long 18-cm-diameter bar made of hardwood (k = 0.159 W/m⋅˚C, α= 1.75×10-7 m2/s) is exposed
to air at 30˚C with a heat transfer coefficient of 8.83 W/m2⋅˚C. If the center temperature of the bar
is measured to be 15˚C after a period of 3- hours, calculate initial temperature of the bar.