Che 252 PS1 SP24 1

CHE 252 Heat Transfer
Practice Problem Set 1: Introduction and Basic Concepts

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1. The inner and outer surfaces of a 0.5-cm thick 2-m × 2-m window glass in winter are 10 °C
and 3 °C, respectively. If the thermal conductivity of the glass is 0.78 W/m⋅K, determine the
amount of heat loss through the glass over a period of 5 h. What would your answer be if
the glass were 1 cm thick? Using appropriate software, plot the amount of heat loss through
the glass as a function of the window glass thickness in the range of 0.1 cm to 1.0 cm.
Discuss the results. (Ans. 21.84 kWh, 10.92 kWh)
2. In a certain experiment, cylindrical samples of diameter 4 cm and length 7 cm are used. The
two thermocouples in each sample are placed 3 cm apart. After initial transients, the electric
heater is observed to draw 0.6 A at 110 V, and both differential thermometers read a
temperature difference of 10 °C. Determine the thermal conductivity of the sample.
(Ans. 78.8 W/m⋅°C)
Fig.1 Apparatus to measure the thermal conductivity of a material using two identical
samples and thin resistance heater.
3. A hollow spherical iron container with outer diameter 20 cm and thickness 0.2 cm is filled
with iced water at 0 °C. If the outer surface temperature is 5 °C, determine the approximate
rate of heat gain by the iced water in kW and the rate at which ice melts in the container.
The heat of fusion of water is 333.7 kJ/kg. Treat the spherical shell as a plain wall, and use
the outer area. (Ans. 0.076 kg/s)
Using appropriate software, plot the rate at which ice melts as a function of the container
thickness in the range of 0.1 cm to 1.0 cm. Discuss the results.
Fig.2 A hollow spherical iron container with iced water inside.
4. In a power plant, pipes transporting superheated vapour are very common. Superheated
vapour is flowing at a rate of 0.3 kg/s inside a pipe 5 cm in diameter and 10 m in length. The
pipe is located in a power plant at 20 °C and has a uniform surface temperature of 100 °C. If
the temperature drop between the inlet and exit of the pipe is 30° C, and the specific heat of
the vapor is 2190 J/kg・K, determine the heat transfer coefficient as a result of convection
between the pipe surface and the surroundings. (Ans. 157 W/m2⋅°C)
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5. An AISI 316 stainless steel spherical container is used for storing chemicals undergoing
exothermic reaction that provides a uniform heat flux of 60 kW/m2 to the container’s inner
surface. The container has an inner diameter of 1 m and a wall thickness of 5 cm. To prevent
thermal burns on individuals working around the container, it is necessary to keep the
container’s outer surface temperature below 50 °C. If the ambient temperature is 23 °C,
determine the necessary convection heat transfer coefficient to keep the container’s outer
surface temperature below 50 °C. Is the necessary convection heat transfer coefficient
feasible with free convection of air? If not, discuss other options to prevent the container’s
outer surface temperature from causing thermal burns. (Ans. h = 1840 W/m2⋅K)
6. A 1.4-m-long, 0.2-cm-diameter electrical wire extends across a room that is maintained at
20 °C. Heat is generated in the wire as a result of resistance heating, and the surface
temperature of the wire is measured to be 240 °C in steady operation. Also, the voltage drop
and electric current through the wire are measured to be 110 V and 3 A, respectively.
Disregarding any heat transfer by radiation, determine the convection heat transfer
coefficient for heat transfer between the outer surface of the wire and the air in the room.
Using appropriate software, plot the convection heat transfer coefficient as a function of the
wire surface temperature in the range of 100 °C to 300 °C. Discuss the results.
(Ans. 170.5 W/m2⋅K)
7. The outer surface of a spacecraft in space has an emissivity of 0.8 and a solar absorptivity of
0.3. If solar radiation is incident on the spacecraft at a rate of 950 W/m2, determine the
surface temperature of the spacecraft when the radiation emitted equals the solar energy
absorbed. (Ans. 281.5 K)
8. A flat-plate solar collector is used to heat water by having water flow through tubes
attached at the back of the thin solar absorber plate. The absorber plate has a surface area
of 2 m2 with emissivity and absorptivity of 0.9. The surface temperature of the absorber is
35 °C, and solar radiation is incident on the absorber at 500 W/m2 with a surrounding
temperature of 0 °C. The convection heat transfer coefficient at the absorber surface is
5 W/m2⋅K, while the ambient temperature is 25 °C. Net heat absorbed by the solar collector
heats the water from an inlet temperature (Tin) to an outlet temperature (Tout). If the water
flow rate is 5 g/s with a specific heat of 4.2 kJ/kg⋅K, determine the temperature rise of the
water. (Ans. 21.35 K)
Fig. 3 Flat-plate solar collector.
9. Consider an electrical wire submerged in liquid water at atmospheric conditions. The wire
has a diameter of 1 mm and a length of 15 cm. The current through the wire is increased
until the water reaches a temperature of 100 °C. For this situation (boiling water) use an
average value of the upper and lower values of the convection heat transfer coefficients
given in Table 1–5. The wire surface temperature is to be maintained at 115 °C. How much
electric power is required for this case? (Ans. 362.2 W)
Fig. 4 An electrical wire submerged in liquid water.
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CHE 252 Heat Transfer

Practice Problem Set 1: Introduction and Basic Concepts

Fig.2 A hollow spherical iron container with iced water inside.

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Fig. 3 Flat-plate solar collector.

Fig. 4 An electrical wire submerged in liquid water.

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