Question: In an experiment, the temperature of a

> Consider steady one-dimensional heat transfer through a plane wall exposed to convection from both sides to environments at known temperatures T∞1 and T∞2 with known heat transfer coefficients h1 and h2. Once the rate of heat transfer Q has been evaluate

> A heated 6-mm-thick Pyroceram plate (ρ = 2600 kg/m3, cp = 808 J/kg⋅K, k = 3.98 W/m⋅K, and α = 1.89 × 10−6 m2/s) is being cooled in a room with air temperature of 25°C and convection heat transfer coefficient of 13.3 W/m2⋅K. The heated Pyroceram plate had

> The water behind Hoover Dam in Nevada is 206 m higher than the Colorado River below it. At what rate must water pass through the hydraulic turbines of this dam to produce 50 MW of power if the turbines are 100 percent efficient?

> Steam at 450°F is flowing through a steel pipe (k = 8.7 Btu/h⋅ft⋅°F) whose inner and outer diameters are 3.5 in and 4.0 in, respectively, in an environment at 55°F. The pipe is insulated with 2-in-thick fiberglass insulation (k = 0.020 Btu/h⋅ft⋅°F). If t

> Layers of 23-cm-thick meat slabs (k = 0.47 W/m⋅K and α = 0.13 × 10−6 m2/s) initially at a uniform temperature of 7°C are to be frozen by refrigerated air at −30°C flowing at a velocity of 1.4 m/s. The average heat transfer coefficient between the meat an

> Chilled water enters a thin-shelled 4-cm-diameter, 200-m-long pipe at 7°C at a rate of 0.98 kg/s and leaves at 8°C. The pipe is exposed to ambient air at 30°C with a heat transfer coefficient of 9 W/m2⋅K. If the pipe is to be insulated with glass wool in

> A 10-cm-thick aluminum plate (α = 97.1 × 10−6 m2/s) is being heated in liquid with temperature of 500°C. The aluminum plate has a uniform initial temperature of 25°C. If the surface temperature of the aluminum plate is approximately the liquid temperat

> Consider a 1.5-m-high electric hot-water heater that has a diameter of 40 cm and maintains the hot water at 60°C. The tank is located in a small room whose average temperature is 27°C, and the heat transfer coefficients on the inner

> In a meat processing plant, 2-cm-thick steaks (k = 0.45 W/m⋅K and α = 0.91 × 10−7 m2/s) that are initially at 25°C are to be cooled by passing them through a refrigeration room at −11°C. The heat transfer coefficient on both sides of the steaks is 9 W/m2

> A 2.2-mm-diameter and 14-m-long electric wire is tightly wrapped with a 1-mm-thick plastic cover whose thermal conductivity is k = 0.15 W/mâ‹…K. Electrical measurements indicate that a current of 13 A passes through the wire, and there is

> For which solid is the lumped system analysis more likely to be applicable: an actual apple or a golden apple of the same size? Why?

> Reconsider Prob. 17–73E. Using appropriate software, investigate the effects of the thermal conductivity of the pipe material and the outer diameter of the pipe on the length of the tube required. Let the thermal conductivity vary from

> A body at an initial temperature of Ti is brought into a medium at a constant temperature of T∞. How can you determine the maximum possible amount of heat transfer between the body and the surrounding medium?

> A hydraulic turbine has 85 m of elevation difference available at a flow rate of 0.25 m3/s, and its overall turbine–generator efficiency is 91 percent. Determine the electric power output of this turbine.

> Solve Prob. 1–17 using appropriate software. Print out the entire solution, including the numerical results with proper units. Data from Problem 1-17: A 2-kg rock is thrown upward with a force of 200 N at a location where the local gravitational acceler

> Repeat Prob. 17–73E, assuming that a 0.01-in-thick layer of mineral deposit (k = 0.5 Btu/h⋅ft⋅°F) has formed on the inner surface of the pipe. Data from Prob. 17-73: Steam exiting the turb

> The Biot number during a heat transfer process between a sphere and its surroundings is determined to be 0.02. Would you use lumped system analysis or the one-term approximate solutions when determining the midpoint temperature of the sphere? Why?

> Steam exiting the turbine of a steam power plant at 100°F is to be condensed in a large condenser by cooling water flowing through copper pipes (k = 223 Btu/h⋅ft⋅°F) of inner diameter 0.4 in and o

> How can we use the one-term approximate solutions when the surface temperature of the geometry is specified instead of the temperature of the surrounding medium and the convection heat transfer coefficient?

> Superheated steam at an average temperature 200°C is transported through a steel pipe (k = 50 W/m⋅K, Do = 8.0 cm, Di = 6.0 cm, and L = 20.0 m). The pipe is insulated with a 4-cm thick layer of gypsum plaster (k = 0.5 W/m⋅K). The insulated pipe is placed

> Can the one-term approximate solutions for a plane wall exposed to convection on both sides be used for a plane wall with one side exposed to convection while the other side is insulated? Explain.

> A 50-m-long section of a steam pipe whose outer diameter is 10 cm passes through an open space at 15°C. The average temperature of the outer surface of the pipe is measured to be 150°C. If the combined heat transfer coefficient on t

> What is the physical significance of the Fourier number? Will the Fourier number for a specified heat transfer problem double when the time is doubled?

> Reconsider Prob. 17–69. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of the thickness of the insulation on the rate of heat loss from the steam and the temperature drop across the insulation layer. Let the insulation thickness vary from 1 cm to 10

> What is an infinitely long cylinder? When is it proper to treat an actual cylinder as being infinitely long, and when is it not? For example, is it proper to use this model when finding the temperatures near the bottom or top surfaces of a cylinder? Expl

> Large wind turbines with a power capacity of 8 MW and blade span diameters of over 160 m are available for electric power generation. Consider a wind turbine with a blade span diameter of 100 m installed at a site subjected to steady winds at 8 m/s. Taki

> Why are the convection and the radiation resistances at a surface in parallel instead of being in series?

> An egg is to be cooked to a certain level of doneness by being dropped into boiling water. Can the cooking time be shortened by turning up the heat and bringing water to a more rapid boil?

> Steam at 280°C flows in a stainless steel pipe (k = 15W/m⋅K) whose inner and outer diameters are 5 cm and 5.5 cm, respectively. The pipe is covered with 3-cm-thick glass wool insulation (k = 0.038 W/m⋅K). Heat is lost to the surroundings at 5°C by natura

> An electronic device dissipating 18 W has a mass of 20 g, a specific heat of 850J/kg⋅K, and a surface area of 4 cm2. The device is lightly used, and it is on for 5 min and then off for several hours, during which it cools to the ambient temperature of 25

> Consider a short cylinder whose top and bottom surfaces are insulated. The cylinder is initially at a uniform temperature Ti and is subjected to convection from its side surface to a medium at temperature T∞, with a heat transfer coefficient of h. Is the

> Consider a sphere of diameter 5 cm, a cube of side length 5 cm, and a rectangular prism of dimension 4 cm × 5 cm × 6 cm, all initially at 0°C and all made of silver (k = 429 W/m⋅K, ρ = 10,500 kg/m3, cp = 0.235 kJ/kg⋅K). Now all three of these geometrie

> Can the thermal resistance concept be used for a solid cylinder or sphere in steady operation? Explain.

> In a manufacturing facility, 2-in-diameter brass balls (k=64.1 Btu/h⋅ft⋅°F, ρ=532 lbm/ft3, and cp =0.092 Btu/lbm⋅°F) initially at 250°F are quenched in a wa

> What is an infinitely long cylinder? When is it proper to treat an actual cylinder as being infinitely long, and when is it not?

> In what medium is the lumped system analysis more likely to be applicable: in water or in air? Why?

> Water is pumped from a lake to a storage tank 15 m above at a rate of 70 L/s while consuming 15.4 kW of electric power. Disregarding any frictional losses in the pipes and any changes in kinetic energy, determine (a) the overall efficiency of the pump&ac

> In an experiment to measure convection heat transfer coefficients, a very thin metal foil of very low emissivity (e.g., highly polished copper) is attached on the surface of a slab of material with very low thermal conductivity. The other surface of the

> Consider a spherical shell satellite with outer diameter of 4 m and shell thickness of 10 mm that is reentering the atmosphere. The shell satellite is made of stainless steel with properties of ρ = 8238 kg/m3, cp = 468 J/kg⋅K, and k = 13.4 W/m⋅K. During

> Consider a 5-m-high, 8-m-long, and 0.22-m-thick wall whose representative cross section is as given in the figure. The thermal conductivities of various materials used, in W/mâ‹…K, are kA = kF = 2, kB = 8, kC = 20, kD = 15, and kE = 35. T

> Plasma spraying is a process used for coating a material surface with a protective layer to prevent the material from degradation. In a plasma spraying process, the protective layer in powder form is injected into a plasma jet. The powder is then heated

> A 10-in-thick, 30-ft-long, and 10-ft-high wall is to be constructed using 9-in-long solid bricks (k = 0.40 Btu/h⋅ft⋅°F) of cross section 7in × 7in, or identical-size bricks with nine square air

> Oxy-fuel combustion power plants use pulverized coal particles as fuel to burn in a pure oxygen environment to generate electricity. Before entering the furnace, pulverized spherical coal particles with an average diameter of 300 μm are transported at 2

> A 12-m-long and 5-m-high wall is constructed of two layers of 1-cm-thick sheetrock (k = 0.17 W/m⋅K) spaced 16 cm by wood studs (k = 0.11 W/m⋅K) whose cross section is 16 cm × 5 cm. The studs are placed vertically 60 cm apart, and the space between them i

> 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, where the convection heat transfer coefficient is 100 W/m

> 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. Discuss the results. Data from Prob. 17-60: A 4-m-high

> 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 related with the diameter (D) of the spherical junction an

> 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 above that of the lake. Determine the mechanical power u

> 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⋅K). There are also 2-cm thick plaster

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

> 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 cp = 320 J/kg⋅K, and the heat transfer coefficient be

> 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 of steel (k = 50 W/m⋅K). The suppor

> 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 into a large pan filled with hot water at 70°C. The milk

> Clothing made of several thin layers of fabric with trapped air in between, often called ski clothing, is commonly used in cold climates because it is light, fashionable, and a very effective thermal insulator. So it is no surprise that such clothing has

> Steel rods (ρ = 7832 kg/m3, cp = 434 J/kg⋅K, and k = 63.9 W/m⋅K) are heated in a furnace to 850°C and then quenched in a water bath at 50°C for 40 s as part of a hardening process. The convection heat transfer coefficient is 650 W/m2⋅K. If the steel rods

> Consider a 10-in × 12-in epoxy glass laminate (k = 0.10 Btu/h⋅ft⋅°F) whose thickness is 0.05 in. In order to reduce the thermal resistance across its thickness, cylindrical copper fillings (k =

> Springs in automobile suspension systems are made of steel rods heated and wound into coils while ductile. Consider steel rods (ρ = 7832 kg/m3, cp = 434 J/kg⋅K, and k = 63.9 W/m⋅K) with diameter of 2.5 cm and length of 1.27 m. The steel rods are heated

> Water is pumped from a lower reservoir to a higher reservoir by a pump that provides 20 kW of shaft power. The free surface of the upper reservoir is 45 m higher than that of the lower reservoir. If the flow rate of water is measured to be 0.03 m3/s, det

> A 10-cm-thick wall is to be constructed with 2.5-m-long wood studs (k = 0.11 W/m⋅K) that have a cross section of 10 cm × 10 cm. At some point the builder ran out of those studs and started using pairs of 2.5-m-long wood studs that have a cross section of

> What is lumped system analysis? When is it applicable?

> When plotting the thermal resistance network associated with a heat transfer problem, explain when two resistances are in series and when they are in parallel.

> A long copper rod of diameter 2.0 cm is initially at a uniform temperature of 100°C. It is now exposed to an airstream at 20°C with a heat transfer coefficient of 200 W/m2⋅K. How long would it take for the copper rod to cool to an average temperature of

> The thermal resistance networks can also be used approximately for multidimensional problems. For what kind of multidimensional problems will the thermal resistance approach give adequate results?

> A batch of 2-cm-thick stainless steel plates (k=21W/m⋅K, ρ=8000 kg/m3, and cp =570 J/kg⋅K) are conveyed through a furnace to be heat treated. The plates enter the furnace at 18°C, and they travel

> What are the two approaches used in the development of the thermal resistance network for two-dimensional problems?

> A 5-mm-thick stainless steel strip (k = 21 W/m⋅K, ρ = 8000 kg/m3, and cp = 570 J/kg⋅K) is being heat treated as it moves through a furnace at a speed of 1 cm/s. The air temperature in the furnace is maintain

> Inconel® refers to a class of nickel-chromium-based superalloys that are used in high temperature applications, such as gas turbine blades. For further improvement in the performance of gas turbine engines, the outer blade surface is coated with ceramic-

> Metal plates (k = 180 W/m⋅K, ρ = 2800 kg/m3, and cp = 880 J/kg⋅K) with a thickness of 1 cm are being heated in an oven for 2 min. Air in the oven is maintained at 800°C with a convection heat transfer coefficient of 200 W/m2⋅K. If the initial temperatu

> Reconsider Prob. 3–60. Using appropriate software, investigate the effect of wind velocity and the blade span diameter on wind power generation. Let the velocity vary from 5 to 20 m/s in increments of 5 m/s, and let the diameter vary from 20 to 120 m in

> Consider an engine cover that is made with two layers of metal plates. The inner layer is stainless steel (k1 = 14 W/m⋅K) with a thickness of 10 mm, and the outer layer is aluminum (k2 = 237W/m⋅K) with a thickness of 5 mm. Both metal plates have a surfac

> Reconsider Prob. 18–14. Using appropriate software, investigate the effects of the heat transfer coefficient and the final plate temperature on the time it will take for the plate to reach this temperature. Let the heat transfer coeffic

> Consider an 800-W iron whose base plate is made of 0.5-cm-thick aluminum alloy 2024–T6 (ρ = 2770 kg/m3, cp = 875 J/kg⋅K, α = 7.3 × 10−5 m2/s). The base plate has

> A thin electronic component with a surface area of 950 cm2 is cooled by having a heat sink attached on its top surface. The thermal contact conductance of the interface between the electronic component and the heat sink is 2000 W/m2⋅K. According to the m

> A brick of 203 × 102 × 57 mm in dimension is being burned in a kiln to 1100°C and then allowed to cool in a room with ambient air temperature of 30°C and convection heat transfer coefficient of 5 W/m2⋅K. If the brick has properties of ρ = 1920 kg/m3, cp

> Consider steady heat transfer through the wall of a room in winter. The convection heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface of the wall is three times that of the inner surface as a result of the winds. On which surface of the wall do you think the

> Obtain a relation for the time required for a lumped system to reach the average temperature 1/2 (Ti + T∞), where Ti is the initial temperature and T∞ is the temperature of the environment.

> An aluminum plate and a stainless steel plate are pressed against each other at an average pressure of 20 MPa. Both plates have a surface roughness of 2 μm. Determine the impact on the temperature drop at the interface if the surface roughness of the pla

> Obtain relations for the characteristic lengths of a large plane wall of thickness 2L, a very long cylinder of radius ro, and a sphere of radius ro.

> An aluminum plate 25 mm thick (k = 235 W/mâ‹…K) is attached to a copper plate with thickness of 10 mm. The copper plate is heated electrically to dissipate a uniform heat flux of 5300 W/m2. The upper surface of the aluminum plate is expos

> At a certain location, wind is blowing steadily at 7 m/s. Determine the mechanical energy of air per unit mass and the power generation potential of a wind turbine with 80-m-diameter blades at that location. Also determine the actual electric power gene

> Consider the engine block of a car made of cast iron (k = 52 W/m⋅K and α = 1.7 × 10−5 m2/s). The engine can be considered to be a rectangular block whose sides are 80 cm, 40 cm, and 40 cm. The engine is at a temperature of 150°C when it is turned off. Th

> A two-layer wall is made of two metal plates, with surface roughness of about 25 μm, pressed together at an average pressure of 10 MPa. The first layer is a stainless steel plate with a thickness of 5 mm and a thermal conductivity of 14 W/m⋅K. The second

> A hot dog can be considered to be a 12-cm-long cylinder whose diameter is 2 cm and whose properties are ρ = 980 kg/m3, cp = 3.9 kJ/kg⋅K, k = 0.76 W/m⋅K, and α = 2 × 10−7 m2/s. A hot dog initially at 5°C is dropped into boiling water at 100°C. The heat tr

> Two identical aluminum plates with thickness of 30 cm are pressed against each other at an average pressure of 1 atm. The interface, sandwiched between the two plates, is filled with glycerin. On the left outer surface, it is subjected to a uniform heat

> A large iron slab (ρ = 7870 kg/m3, cp = 447 J/kg⋅K, and k = 80.2 W/m⋅K) was initially heated to a uniform temperature of 150°C and then placed on a concrete floor (ρ = 1600 kg/m3, cp

> A 1-mm-thick copper plate (k = 401 W/m⋅K) is sandwiched between two 7-mm-thick epoxy boards (k = 0.26 W/m⋅K) that are 15 cm × 20 cm in size. If the thermal contact conductance on both sides of the copper p

> In a volcano eruption, lava at 1200°C is found flowing on the ground. The ground was initially at 15°C, and the lava flow has a convection heat transfer coefficient of 3500 W/m2⋅K. Determine the ground surface (a) temperature and (b) heat flux after 2 s

> Two 5-cm-diameter, 15-cm-long aluminum bars (k = 176 W/m⋅K) with ground surfaces are pressed against each other with a pressure of 20 atm. The bars are enclosed in an insulation sleeve and, thus, heat transfer from the lateral surfaces is negligible. If

> A 40-cm-thick brick wall (k = 0.72 W/m⋅K, and α = 1.6 × 10−6 m2/s) is heated to an average temperature of 18°C by the heating system and the solar radiation incident on it during the day. During the night, the outer surface of the wall is exposed to cold

> The thermal contact conductance at the interface of two 1-cm-thick aluminum plates is measured to be 11,000 W/m2â‹…K. Determine the thickness of the aluminum plate whose thermal resistance is equal to the thermal resistance of the interfa

> Portable electric heaters are commonly used to heat small rooms. Explain the energy transformation involved during this heating process.

> Water mains must be placed at sufficient depth below the earth’s surface to avoid freezing during extended periods of subfreezing temperatures. Determine the minimum depth at which the water main must be placed at a location where the soil is initially a

> Consider two surfaces pressed against each other. Now the air at the interface is evacuated. Will the thermal contact resistance at the interface increase or decrease as a result?

> Spherical glass beads coming out of a kiln are allowed to cool in a room temperature of 30°C. A glass bead with a diameter of 10 mm and an initial temperature of 400°C is allowed to cool for 3 min. If the convection heat transfer coefficient is 28 W/m2⋅K

> A plate consists of two thin metal layers pressed against each other. Do we need to be concerned about the thermal contact resistance at the interface in a heat transfer analysis or can we just ignore it?

> A watermelon initially at 35°C is to be cooled by dropping it into a lake at 15°C. After 4 h and 40 min of cooling, the center temperature of the watermelon is measured to be 20°C. Treating the watermelon as a 20-cm-diameter sphere and using the properti

> In Betty Crocker’s Cookbook, it is stated that it takes 5 h to roast a 14-lb stuffed turkey initially at 40°F in an oven maintained at 325°F. It is recommended that a meat thermometer be used to monitor the cooking, and the turkey is considered done when

> A wall consists of two layers of insulation pressed against each other. Do we need to be concerned about the thermal contact resistance at the interface in a heat transfer analysis or can we just ignore it?

> Consider a sphere and a cylinder of equal volume made of copper. Both the sphere and the cylinder are initially at the same temperature and are exposed to convection in the same environment. Which do you think will cool faster, the cylinder or the sphere

> Can we define the convection resistance for a unit surface area as the inverse of the convection heat transfer coefficient?