Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: Consider a cylindrical enclosure with A1, A2, and A3 representing

Consider a cylindrical enclosure with A1, A2, and A3 representing the internal base, top, and side surfaces, respectively. Using the length-to-diameter ratio, K = L/D, determine (a) the expression for...

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Q: Consider an industrial furnace that resembles a 13-ft long horizontal

Consider an industrial furnace that resembles a 13-ft long horizontal cylindrical enclosure 8 ft in diameter whose end surfaces are well insulated. The furnace burns natural gas at a rate of 48 therms...

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Q: Two parallel black disks are positioned coaxially with a distance of 0

Two parallel black disks are positioned coaxially with a distance of 0.25 m apart. The lower disk is 0.2 m in diameter and the upper disk is 0.4 m in diameter. If the lower disk is heated electrically...

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Q: A 6-m-internal-diameter spherical tank made of

A 6-m-internal-diameter spherical tank made of 1.5-cm thick stainless steel (k = 15 W/m⋅K) is used to store iced water at 0°C in a room at 20°C. The walls of the room are also at 20°C. The outer surfa...

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Q: Two parallel concentric disks, 20 cm and 40 cm in diameter

Two parallel concentric disks, 20 cm and 40 cm in diameter, are separated by a distance of 10 cm. The smaller disk (ε = 0.80) is at a temperature of 300°C. The larger disk (ε = 0.60) is at a temperatu...

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Q: A spherical vessel with a 30.0-cm outside diameter

A spherical vessel with a 30.0-cm outside diameter is used as a reactor for a slow endothermic reaction. The vessel is completely submerged in a large water-filled tank, held at a constant temperatur...

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Q: A dryer is shaped like a long semicylindrical duct of diameter 1

A dryer is shaped like a long semicylindrical duct of diameter 1.5 m. The base of the dryer is occupied by water-soaked materials to be dried, and it is maintained at a temperature of 370 K and emissi...

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Q: Consider a 1.2-m-high and 2-

Consider a 1.2-m-high and 2-m-wide double-pane window consisting of two 3-mm-thick layers of glass (k = 0.78W/m⋅K) separated by a 2.5-cm-wide airspace. Determine the steady rate of heat transfer throu...

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Q: Does the amount of heat absorbed as 1 kg of saturated liquid

Does the amount of heat absorbed as 1 kg of saturated liquid water boils at 100°C have to be equal to the amount of heat released as 1 kg of saturated water vapor condenses at 100°C?

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Q: A large number of long tubes, each of diameter D,

A large number of long tubes, each of diameter D, are placed parallel to each other and at a center to-center distance of s. Since all of the tubes are geometrically similar and at the same temperatur...

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