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Heat Transfer Calculations and Analysis

1. The composite wall of an oven consists of three materials. Given thermal conductivities and thicknesses of two materials, the question asks to determine the thermal conductivity of the third material sandwiched between. 2. A composite wall is made of several materials. The question asks to sketch an equivalent thermal circuit, determine the overall heat transfer rate, and calculate temperatures at specific points. 3. Steam flows through a stainless steel pipe insulated with glass wool. The question asks to determine the heat loss rate per unit length and temperature drops across the pipe and insulation.

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Heat Transfer Calculations and Analysis

1. The composite wall of an oven consists of three materials. Given thermal conductivities and thicknesses of two materials, the question asks to determine the thermal conductivity of the third material sandwiched between. 2. A composite wall is made of several materials. The question asks to sketch an equivalent thermal circuit, determine the overall heat transfer rate, and calculate temperatures at specific points. 3. Steam flows through a stainless steel pipe insulated with glass wool. The question asks to determine the heat loss rate per unit length and temperature drops across the pipe and insulation.

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CHE463 HEAT TRANSFER

ASSIGNMENT 2
Answer all the questions.
1. The composite wall of an oven consists of three materials, two of which are of known thermal
conductivity, kA = 20 Wm
2
!" and kc = #0 Wm
2
!" and known thickness, $A = 0.%0 m and $&
= 0.1# m. The third material, ' which is sandwiched (etween materials A and &, is of known
thickness, $' = 0.1# m, (ut unknown thermal conductivity k'. )nder steady*state operatin+
conditions, measurement reveal an outer surface temperature of Ts,o = 20,&, an inner surface
temperature of Ts,i = -00,&, and an oven air temperature of T. = /00,&. The inside
convection coefficient h is known to (e 2# Wm
2
!". What is the value of k'0 1Answer2 1.#%
Wm!"3
2. &onsider a # m hi+h, / m lon+ and 0.22 m thick wall whose representative cross section is as
+iven in 4i+ure 1. The thermal conductivities of various materials used, in Wm!,&, are kA =
kF = 2, kB = /, kC = 20, kD = 1#, and kE = %#. The left and ri+ht surfaces of the wall are
maintained at uniform temperatures of %00,& and 100,&, respectively. Assumin+ heat
transfer throu+h the wall to (e one dimensional. The representative surface area is
A = = 012 1 012 . . m
2
.
4i+ure 1 &omposite Wall
a3 5ketch the equivalent thermal circuit in varia(le form, la(el appropriate resistances,
temperatures and heat flu6es.
(3 7etermine the rate of heat transfer throu+h the wall 1Answer2 1.81 6 10
#
W3.
c3 &alculate the temperature at the point where the sections ', 7 and 9 meet 1Answer2
2-%,&3.
d3 7etermine the temperature drop across the section 4 1Answer21:%,&3

%. 5team at %20,& flows in a stainless steel pipe 1k = 1# Wm!"3 whose inner and outer
diameters are # cm and #.# cm, respectively. The pipe is covered with % cm thick +lass wool
insulation 1k = 0.0%/ Wm!"3. ;eat is lost to the surroundin+s at #,& (y convection with heat
transfer coefficient of 1# Wm
2
!". Takin+ the heat transfer coefficient inside the pipe to (e /0
Wm
2
!", determine the rate of heat loss from the steam per unit len+th of the pipe. Also
determine the temperature drops across the pipe shell and the insulation 1Answer2 8%.8
Wm, 0.08#,& and 280,&3
:. A hollow aluminum sphere, with an electrical heater in the center is used in tests to
determine the thermal conductivity of insulatin+ materials. The inner and outer radii of the
sphere are 0.1# and 0.1/ m, respectively and testin+ is done under steady state conditions
with the inner surface of aluminum maintained at 2#0,&. <n a particular test, a spherical shell
of insulation is cast on the outer surface of the sphere to a thickness of 0.12 m. The system
is in a room for which the air temperature is 20,& and the convection coefficient at the outer
surface of the insulation is %0 Wm
2
!". <f /0 W are dissipated (y the heater under steady*
state conditions, what is the thermal conductivity of the insulation0 1Answer2 0.0-2 Wm!"3

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