Module 2: Activity No.

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Conduction Through Walls in Series-Parallel Exercises Problem

Name: Esclito, Arhon M.

Student No. 20191162115
Problem:
BTU . ft
Given: Materials 1 and 5 - Missouri firebrick, k= 0.4 2
HR . ft . ℉
Materials 2 and 4 - common brick, k= 1.02
Material 3 - 85% Magnesia, k= 0.0579
Calculate the temperatures between layers and also determine the heat loss in BTU/HR
if the temp on surface a is 2400 deg F and at surface d is 50 deg F.
Solution:
x1 0.7 ft 1
T a−T d R1=R 5= = =0.04861
( )
Q= k1 A 1 BTU . ft BTU
RT 0.4 (3.6 ft ) ( 10 ft )
2
HR . ft . ℉ HR ∙ ℉

x2 0.5 ft 1
R2=R 4= = =0.04085
( )
k 2 A2 BTU . ft BTU
1.02 ( 1.2 ft )( 10 ft )
2
HR . ft .℉ HR ∙℉

x3 0.5 ft 1
R 3= = =0.71963
( )
k 3 A3 BTU . ft BTU
0.0579 ( 1.2 ft ) ( 10 ft )
2
HR . ft . ℉ HR ∙℉

1 1
R234 = =
1 1 1 1 1 1
+ + + +

( )( )( )
R 2 R3 R4 1 1 1
0.04085 0.71963 0.04085
BTU BTU BTU
HR ∙℉ HR ∙ ℉ HR ∙ ℉
1
R234 =0.01986
BTU
HR ∙ ℉

RT =R1 + R234 + R5=[ 0.04861 ( 2 ) +0.01986 ]

[ BTU
HR ∙℉ ]
= 0.11708
1
BTU
HR ∙ ℉
T a−T d ( 2400−50 ) ℉ 1
Q= = =20071.75
RT HR ∙ ℉ BTU
0.11708
BTU HR ∙℉
Q=Q 1=Q2+ Q3+ Q4=Q5

( T a−T b ) BTU ( 2400−T b ) ℉

Q=Q 1= →20071.75 =
x1 HR 1
0.04861
k1 A 1 BTU
HR ∙ ℉
T b=1424.31 ℉

( )
( )
1 1
Q=( T b −T c ) → ( 1424.31℉ −T c )
R234 1
0.01986
BTU
HR ∙℉
T c =1025.69 ℉

Checking: For the moment of truth….

( T c −T d ) BTU ( T c −50 ) ℉
Q=Q 5= →20071.75 =
x5 HR 1 T c =1025.69 ℉
0.04861
k 5 A5 BTU
HR ∙ ℉

Hence, the equation is okay!!!