Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: What is mechanical energy? How does it differ from thermal energy

What is mechanical energy? How does it differ from thermal energy? What are the forms of mechanical energy of a fluid stream?

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Q: A 1000-W iron is left on an ironing board with

A 1000-W iron is left on an ironing board with its base exposed to the air at 20°C. The convection heat transfer coefficient between the base surface and the surrounding air is 35 W/m2&acir...

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Q: A 3-m-internal-diameter spherical tank made of

A 3-m-internal-diameter spherical tank made of 1-cm thick stainless steel is used to store iced water at 0°C. The tank is located outdoors at 25°C. Assuming the entire steel tank to be at 0°C and thus...

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Q: In the metal processing industry, heat treatment of metals is commonly

In the metal processing industry, heat treatment of metals is commonly done using electrically heated draw batch furnaces. Consider a furnace that is situated in a room with surrounding air temperatur...

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Q: What are the mechanisms of heat transfer? How are they distinguished

What are the mechanisms of heat transfer? How are they distinguished from each other?

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Q: Solar radiation is incident on a 5-m2 solar absorber plate

Solar radiation is incident on a 5-m2 solar absorber plate surface at a rate of 800 W/m2. Ninety three percent of the solar radiation is absorbed by the absorber plate, while the remaining 7 percent i...

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Q: A flat-plate solar collector is used to heat water by

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 emissiv...

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Q: Consider a flat-plate solar collector placed horizontally on the flat

Consider a flat-plate solar collector placed horizontally on the flat roof of a house. The collector is 5 ft wide and 15 ft long, and the average temperature of the exposed surface of the collector is...

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Q: An AISI 304 stainless steel sheet is going through an annealing process

An AISI 304 stainless steel sheet is going through an annealing process inside an electrically heated oven. The ambient air inside the oven is 600°C, while the surrounding surfaces of the oven are at...

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Q: The roof of a house consists of a 15-cm-

The roof of a house consists of a 15-cm-thick concrete slab (k = 2 W/m⋅K) that is 15 m wide and 20 m long. The emissivity of the outer surface of the roof is 0.9, and the convection heat transfer coef...

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