Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: It is well known that warm air in a cooler environment rises

It is well known that warm air in a cooler environment rises. Now consider a warm mixture of air and gasoline on top of an open gasoline can. Do you think this gas mixture will rise in a cooler enviro...

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Q: Water at an average temperature of 110°C and an average

Water at an average temperature of 110°C and an average velocity of 3.5 m/s flows through a 7 m-long stainless steel tube (k = 14.2 W/m⋅K) in a boiler. The inner and outer diameters of the tube are Di...

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Q: Why do skiers get sunburned so easily?

Why do skiers get sunburned so easily?

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Q: Repeat Prob. 22–20, assuming a fouling factor Rf

Repeat Prob. 22–20, assuming a fouling factor Rf, i = 0.0005 m2⋅K/W on the inner surface of the tube. Data from Prob. 22-20: Water at an average temperature of 110°C and an average velocity of 3.5 m/...

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Q: How does radiosity for a surface differ from the emitted energy?

How does radiosity for a surface differ from the emitted energy? For what kinds of surfaces are these two quantities identical?

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Q: Reconsider Prob. 22–21. Using appropriate software, plot

Reconsider Prob. 22–21. Using appropriate software, plot the overall heat transfer coefficient based on the inner surface as a function of fouling factor as it varies from 0.0001 m2⋅K/W to 0.0008 m2⋅K...

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Q: What are the radiation surface and space resistances? How are they

What are the radiation surface and space resistances? How are they expressed? For what kinds of surfaces is the radiation surface resistance zero?

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Q: Hot engine oil with a heat capacity rate of 4440 W/

Hot engine oil with a heat capacity rate of 4440 W/K (product of mass flow rate and specific heat) and an inlet temperature of 150°C flows through a double-pipe heat exchanger. The double-pipe heat ex...

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Q: What is a reradiating surface? What simplifications does a reradiating surface

What is a reradiating surface? What simplifications does a reradiating surface offer in the radiation analysis?

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Q: What are the common approximations made in the analysis of heat exchangers

What are the common approximations made in the analysis of heat exchangers?

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