Questions from Thermal Fluid Science


Q: To warm up some milk for a baby, a mother pours

To warm up some milk for a baby, a mother pours milk into a thin-walled cylindrical container whose diameter is 6 cm. The height of the milk in the container is 7 cm. She then places the container int...

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Q: A typical section of a building wall is shown in Fig.

A typical section of a building wall is shown in Fig. P17–59. This section extends in and out of the page and is repeated in the vertical direction. The wall support members are made...

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Q: The temperature of a gas stream is to be measured by a

The temperature of a gas stream is to be measured by a thermocouple whose junction can be approximated as a 1.2-mm diameter sphere. The properties of the junction are k = 35 W/m⋅K, ρ = 8500 kg/m3, and...

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Q: How is the combined heat transfer coefficient defined? What convenience does

How is the combined heat transfer coefficient defined? What convenience does it offer in heat transfer calculations?

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Q: In an experiment, the temperature of a hot gas stream is

In an experiment, the temperature of a hot gas stream is to be measured by a thermocouple with a spherical junction. Due to the nature of this experiment, the response time of the thermos couple to re...

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Q: A 4-m-high and 6-m-wide

A 4-m-high and 6-m-wide wall consists of a long 15-cm × 25-cm cross section of horizontal bricks (k = 0.72 W/m⋅K) separated by 3-cm-thick plaster layers (k = 0.22 W/m&ac...

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Q: An 80-percent-efficient pump with a power input of

An 80-percent-efficient pump with a power input of 20 hp is pumping water from a lake to a nearby pool at a rate of 1.5 ft3/s through a constant-diameter pipe. The free surface of the pool is 80 ft ab...

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Q: A thermocouple with a spherical junction diameter of 0.5 mm

A thermocouple with a spherical junction diameter of 0.5 mm is used for measuring the temperature of hot airflow in a circular duct. The convection heat transfer coefficient of the airflow can be rela...

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Q: Reconsider Prob. 17–60. Using appropriate software, plot

Reconsider Prob. 17–60. Using appropriate software, plot the rate of heat transfer through the wall as a function of the thickness of the rigid foam in the range of 1 cm to 10 cm. Di...

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Q: Pulverized coal particles are used in oxy-fuel combustion power plants

Pulverized coal particles are used in oxy-fuel combustion power plants for electricity generation. Consider a situation where coal particles are suspended in hot air flowing through a heated tube, whe...

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