Department of Mechanical Engineering

B. V. RAJU INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (AUTONOMOUS)

(NBA and NAAC Accredited, Approved By AICTE and Affiliated to JNTUH)
Vishnupur, Narsapur, Medak District - 502 313

HEAT TRANSFER (ASSIGNMENT – 01)

Note: Answer all questions. Submit the assignment on or before 10th April 2024

UNIT-I
1. A black plate ( = 1) of dimensions 1 m x 1 m  0.025 m is maintained at its top a temperature
of 227C. The top surface of the plate is exposed to environment at 27C and convective heat
transfer coefficient between the plate and environment is 10 W/m2 K. Calculate the temperature
at the bottom of the plate. Assume k for plate 60 W/m-K. [CO1]
2. Explain why solids exhibit high ‘k’ compared to liquids and gases, and alloying a metal
decreases its ‘k’ and effect of temperature on ‘k’. Also explain the significance of thermal
diffusivity. [CO1]
3. 3 cm thick refrigerator door of size 0.5 m x 1.5 m is having a thermal conductivity of 0.04
W/m-K. If the inside and outside temperature of the refrigerator are –20C and 300C. Calculate
the heat loss by conduction through the door. Also find the temperature at a distance of 1 cm
from inner surface of refrigerator door. [CO1]
4. A pipe of internal diameter 0.2 m and wall thickness 0.008 m carries steam at 220°C. The
thermal conductivity of the material is 12.5 W/m-K. Heat is lost from the outside surface by
convection to surroundings at 30°C. Determine the outside surface temperature if the
convection coefficient has a value of 38.5 W/m2. Also find the heat loss /m length. [CO1]

UNIT-II
1. Determine the heat lost per hour across a wall 4 m high, 10 m long and 115 mm thick, if the
inside wall temperature is 30°C and outside ambient temperature is 10°C. Conductivity of brick
wall is 1.15 W/m-K, heat transfer coefficient for inside wall is 2.5 W/m2-K and that for outside
wall is 4 W/m2-K. Also determine overall heat transfer coefficient and temperature at distance
of 20 mm from inner and outer surfaces. [CO2]
2. A composite wall having three layers of thickness 0.3 m, 0.2 m and 0.1 m and of thermal
conductivities 0.6, 0.4 and 0.1 W/m-K, respectively, is having surface area 1 m2. The inner and
outer temperatures of the composite wall are 1840 K and 340 K, respectively. Determine the
rate of heat transfer and junction temperatures. [CO2]
3. Hot water at 600 C is flowing through a 10m length steel pipe (k = 60 W/m-K) whose inner
and outer diameters are 5cm and 5.4 cm respectively. The pipe is exposed to outer side
environment at 200C with a convective heat transfer coefficient of 15 W/m2K. Find the rate of
heat loss from the water and interface temperatures. Also find the overall heat transfer
coefficient. [CO2]
4. A stainless steel tube (k = 19 W/m-K) of 2 cm ID and 5 cm OD is insulated with 3 cm thick
asbestos (k = 0.2 W/m-K). If the temperature difference between the innermost and outermost
surfaces is 600°C, find the rate of heat transfer rate per unit length. Also find rate of heat
transfer and overall heat transfer coefficient based on outer radius, if the heat transfer
 coefficient for inside wall is 25 W/m2 K and that for outside wall is 5 W/m2 K and temperature
difference between the two fluids is 7000C. [CO2]
5. A hollow sphere of pure iron contains a liquid chemical mixture which releases 30 kW of
energy. The ID and OD of the sphere are 15 cm and 30 cm respectively. If the outside surface
temperature of the sphere is 400C, determine the temperature at a location 2.5 cm from the
outer surface. Also estimate the temperature half way between the inner and outer surfaces.
Take k = 70 W/m-K. [CO2]
6. A spherical container of negligible thickness holding a hot fluid at 140°C and having an outer
diameter of 0.4 m is insulated with three layers of each 50 mm thick insulation of k 1 = 0.02
W/m-K: k2 = 0.06 W/m-K and k3 = 0.16 W/m-K. (Starting from inside). The outside surface
temperature is 30°C. Determine the heat loss? [CO2]
7. (a) A hollow sphere of 1 cm outer diameter is to be insulated by thick cylindrical insulation
having thermal conductivity 2 W/m-K. The surface heat transfer coefficient on the insulation
surface is 15 W/m2K. Determine the minimum effective thickness of insulation for causing the
reduction in heat leakage from the insulated pipe. [CO2]
(b) A metal rod of 2 cm diameter has a conductivity of 40W/m-K, which is to be insulated with
an insulating material of conductivity of 0.3 W/m-K. If the convective heat transfer coefficient
with the ambient atmosphere is 8 W/m2 K, determine the critical thickness of insulation. [CO2]
8. A fin has 5mm diameter and 100 mm length. The thermal conductivity of fin material is 400
W/m-K. One end of the fin is maintained at 130ºC and its remaining surface is exposed to
ambient air at 30ºC. If the convective heat transfer coefficient is 40 W/m2 K, determine the heat
loss from the fin, temperature at a distance of 40 mm from the tip, efficiency and effectiveness
by assuming fin as (i) infinite long, (ii) insulated tip and (iii) heat lost from tip to the
surroundings by convection. [CO2]
9. Determine the heat transfer rate per unit width of material from the rectangular fin of length
20 cm and thickness 2 cm. The tip of the fin is not insulated and the fin has a thermal
conductivity of 150 W/m K. The base temperature is 100 0C and the fluid is 200C. The heat
transfer coefficient between the fin and the fluid is 30 W/m2 K. [CO2]
UNIT-III (PART-A)
1. A long cylinder of (α= 6.11×10-6 m2/s, k= 21 W/m-K) 12 cm in diameter, initially at 200C, is
placed into a furnace at 8000C. Calculate the time required for the centre to reach 7600C.
Calculate the temperature at a radius of 5.4 cm at the same time. Take h= 140W/m2-K. [CO3]
2. A spherical thermocouple junction of diameter 0.706 mm is to be used for the measurement of
temperature of a gas stream. The convective heat transfer co-efficient on the bead surface is
400 W/m2K. Thermo-physical properties of thermocouple material are k = 20 W/m-K, C =400
J/kg, K and ρ = 8500 kg/m3. If the thermocouple initially at 30°C is placed in a hot stream of
300°C, determine the time taken by the bead to reach 298°C. Also calculate the heat transfer
after 2 sec and total heat transfer. [CO3]
3. An orange of diameter 10 cm is initially at a uniform temperature of 30°C. It is placed in a
refrigerator in which the air temperature is 2°C. If the heat transfer coefficient between the air
and the orange surface is 50 W/m2K, determine the time required for the centre of the orange
to reach 10°C. Assume the thermal properties of the orange are the same as those of water at
the same temperature (α =1.4 x 10-7 m2/s and k= 0.59 W/m-K). [CO3]