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A cylindrical fuel rod 2 cm in diameter is encased in a concentric tube and cooled by water. The fuel generates heat uniformly at a rate of 150 MW/m3. The convection heat transfer coefficient on the f...
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Consider a person standing in a room maintained at 20°C at all times. The inner surfaces of the walls, floors, and ceiling of the house are observed to be at an average temperature of 12°C in winter a...
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Consider a 2.4-kW hooded electric open burner in an area where the unit costs of electricity and natural gas are $0.10/kWh and $1.20/therm (1 therm = 105,500 kJ), respectively. The efficiency of open...
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Consider a 3-m × 3-m × 3-m cubical furnace whose top and side surfaces closely approximate black surfaces at a temperature of 1200 K. The base surface has an emissivity of ε = 0.7 and is maintained at...
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A soldering iron has a cylindrical tip of 2.5 mm in diameter and 20 mm in length. With age and usage, the tip has oxidized and has an emissivity of 0.80. Assuming that the average convection heat tran...
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A thin metal plate is insulated on the back and exposed to solar radiation on the front surface. The exposed surface of the plate has an absorptivity of 0.7 for solar radiation. If solar radiation is...
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Consider a flat-plate solar collector placed on the roof of a house. The temperatures at the inner and outer surfaces of the glass cover are measured to be 28°C and 25°C, respectively. The glass cover...
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An electric heater with the total surface area of 0.25 m2 and emissivity 0.75 is in a room where the air has a temperature of 20°C and the walls are at 10°C. When the heater cons...
See AnswerQ: How does heat conduction differ from convection?
How does heat conduction differ from convection?
See AnswerQ: Does any of the energy of the sun reach the earth by
Does any of the energy of the sun reach the earth by conduction or convection?
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