Problem 1

• A slab of material has an area of 2 sq. meter and is 1 mm

thick. One side is maintained at a temperature of 0°C while
the other is at 12°C. It is determined that 6,820 J of heat
flows through the material in a time of 10 minutes. What is
the thermal conductivity of the material?
Solution
Problem 2
• An engineer designed an outer house wall with a layer of
wood 2 cm thick on the outside and a layer of Styrofoam
insulation 3.5 cm thick as the inside wall surface. Compute
the temperature of the plane where the wood meets the
Styrofoam if the interior temperature is 19°C and the
exterior temperature is -10°C. Note: thermal conductivities
are: wood = 0.08W/m-K and Styrofoam = 0.01W/m-K.
Solution
Problem 3
• Find the rate at which the heat flows through a 7 ft x 2.5 ft
wide when the inside temperature is 90°F and the outside
temperature is 75°F. The thermal conductivity of the wood is
0.87Btu-in/hr-ft²-°F and a thickness of 2 inches.
Solution
Problem 4
• The bottom of an aluminum container has an area of 300 sq.
cm. and is 0.30 cm thick. If the lower surface of the container
is exposed to heat and has a temperature of 125°C with
upper surface temperature of 120°C, how many calories are
conducted through the bottom per minute. Note: K
aluminum = 0.5 Cal/cm-sec-°C.
Solution
Problem 5
• Find the thermal conductivity of the 0.5 m thick
material with an area of 5 sq. m. and a temperature
difference of 10 K if the heat transmitted during 2
hours test is 2000 Kj.
Solution
 CONDUCTION
CYLINDRICAL COORDINATES
Conduction-Cylindrical Coordinates
 Sample Problem 1

A stainless steel pipe with a length of 35 ft has an inner diameter of

0.92 ft and an outer diameter of 1.08 ft. the temperature of the inner
surface of the pipe is 122°F and the temperature of the outer surface is
118°F. The thermal conductivity of the stainless steel is 108 Btu/hr-ft- °F.

Calculate the heat transfer rate through the pipe.

Calculate the heat flux at the outer surface of the pipe.
Heat transfer rate through the pipe.
Heat flux at the outer surface of the pipe.
 Sample Problem 2

A 10 ft length of pipe with an inner radius of 1 in and an outer radius of

1.25 in has an outer surface temperature of 250°F. The heat transfer rate
is 30,000 Btu/hr. Find the interior surface temperature. Assume k = 25
Btu/hr-ft-°F.
Interior surface temperature
Seatwork
Hollow sphere has an outside radius of 1 m and is
made of polysterene foam with a thickness of 1cm. A
heat source inside keeps the inner surface 5.20 °C
hotter than the outside surface. How much power is
produced by the heat source? The thermal conductivity
of polysterene foam is 0.033 W/m -°C .