Course: Heat Transfer( MEC301)

Major Topic: Introduction to Heat Transfer

Sub Topics:
Numerical on Fourier law of Heat Conduction

Prepared By: Dr. Sudhanshu Dogra

Assistant Professor/COD(Thermal Engineering)
UID: 16900
School of Mechanical Engineering
Lovely Professional University
Fourier law of Heat Conduction
The rate of heat conduction through a medium depends on the geometry of the medium, its
thickness, and the material of the medium, as well as the temperature difference across the
medium.
• Consider steady heat conduction through a large plane wall of thickness x = L and area A.
• The temperature difference across the wall is T = T1 – T2.
• According to this law, It is concluded that the rate of heat conduction through a plane layer is
proportional to the temperature difference across the layer and the heat transfer area, but is
inversely proportional to the thickness of the layer.
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The constant of proportionality k is the thermal conductivity of the material, which is a

measure of the ability of a material to conduct heat.

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Question 1

Calculate the rate of heat transfer per unit area through a copper plate 45 mm thick, whose one
face is maintained at 350˚C and the other face at 50˚C. Take thermal conductivity of copper as
370 W/m ˚C.

Solution:
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Question 2

A plane wall of thickness 150 mm has its area as 4.5 m 2. If its conductivity is 9.35 W/m˚C and
surface temperature are steady at 150˚C and 4˚C, determine:

A) Heat flow across the wall.

B) Temperature gradient in the flow direction.

Solution
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Question 3
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Question 5
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