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Homework 4 Solution

This document contains the solution to homework problems related to heat transfer and fluid mechanics. It includes calculations of boundary layer thicknesses, heat transfer rates, temperature distributions, and heat removal rates. Reynolds numbers, Nusselt numbers, and other properties are used to analyze problems involving flow over flat plates and around cylinders.

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MECH3310 Spring 2014

Homework 4 Solution
1. Air (300k)
Engine oil (300k)
Mercury (300k)

= 15.89 106 m2 /s
= 550 106 m2 /s
= 0.1125 106 m2 /s
=

, 5 105 15.89 106


=
= 7.945 m

=
=

, 5 105 550 106


=
= 275 m

, 5 105 0.1125 106


=
= 0.05625

2. Known: Temperature of air, pressure, velocity, and temperature of flat plate.


Find: (a) boundary thickness at x=20 cm and 40 cm;
(b) heat transfer in first 20 cm and 40 cm.
Assumption: (1) Steady state, (2) isothermal plate, (3) h=hx
Properties: Tavg = (300+360)/2= 330 K, p =1atm, =18.90810-6m2/s,
k = 28.5210-3 w/mK, Pr =0.7028, L1=20 cm, L2=40 cm,
Analysis: (a)
1

1 =

5 1
1

1/2

5 2
2 1/2

1 = 1 3 = 4.89 10 3 m

= 4.348 103 m,

2 =

2 =

1 5 20 102
=
=
= 52888 < 5 105

18.908 106
It is laminar flow.

2 5 40 102
=
= 1.0578 105 < 5 105

18.908 106
It is laminar flow.

= 6.149 103 m,

2 = 2 3 = 6.916 10 3 m

(b)
1

1 = 0.6641 2 3 = 0.664 528882 0.70283 = 135.77


1 =

1 135.77 28.52
=
= 19.36 /2
1
0.2
1 = 1 1 ( ) = 232.32 /

1 = 1 ( ) = 1161.6 /2
1

2 = 0.6642 2 3 = 192.001

2
= 13.69 /2
2
= 2 2 ( ) = 328.36 /
2 =

MECH3310 Spring 2014

2 = 2 ( ) = 820.9 /2
3. Assumption: (1) uniform surface temperature on bullet.
Analysis: (1)

= exp ( ) , =



or =
(if only consider heat transfer on side wall).
2
4

(2)
=
450 =

1.589 + 5.269
105 = 3.429 105 m2 /s
2

450 =

+
= 450 K
2

0.0263 + 0.0469
= 0.0366 w/mK
2
= 0.686


200 0.03
=
= 1.75 105 < 5 105

3.429 105
Its laminar flow

For flat plate


1

= 0.664 2 3 = 0.664 (1.75 105 )2 0.6863 = 244.98

450 244.98 0.0366


=
= 298.87 /2

0.03

(3)
298.87 0.005
=
= 0.00467 < 0.1

80 4
Lumped capacity model can be used.


3.5 106 [0.00252 0.03]
400 300
=

= 14.8

298.87 [2 0.00252 + 2 0.0025 0.03] 600 300

only consider heat transfer on side wall


3.5 106 0.005 400 300

= 16.082

4 298.87
600 300
4

4. Known: temperature and velocity of air, temperature of surface A, diameter and thermal conductivity of
fin.
Find: (a). Maximum heat removal rate
(b). Sufficient fin length to provide heat rate in (a).
Analysis: (a) Tavg = (27+127)/2+273= 350 K,
=20.9210-6m2/s, k = 0.03 w/mK, Pr =0.700

MECH3310 Spring 2014

Re =

2 0.01
=
= 956.02

20.92 106
1

= 3 , From table 7.2 c = 0.683, m = 0.466

= 0.683 956.020.466 0.73 = 14.85



=

14.85 0.03
=
= 44.55 W/m2 K

0.01

When fin is infinite long,


0.01 2
= = 44.55 0.01 15 (
) (127 27) = 4.08 w
2
(b)
mL =

= 2.65

0.01 2
15

2 ) = 0.0769
= 2.65
= 2.65

44.55 0.01

5. Known: Flat plate comprised of rectangular modules of surface temperature Ts, thickness a and lengh b
by air at 25 and a velocity of 30 m/s.
Find: Required power generation for the module positioned 700 mm from the leading edge of the plate.
Assumptions: (1) Laminar flow at leading edge of plate. (2) Transition Reynolds number of 510-5 (3)
Heat transfer is one-dimensional in y-direction within each module, (4) is uniform within module (5)
Negligible radiation heat transfer.
Properties: Module material: k=5.2 W/mK, cp=320 J/kg K, =2300 kg/m3. Air (T = (Ts + T) /2 =360
K, 1 atm): k=0.0308 W/mK. =22.0210-6 m2/s, Pr=0.698.

Analysis: The module power generation follows from an energy balance on the module surface,

=
( )

To select a convection correlation for estimating , first find the Reynolds numbers at x = L,
( ) =

or


30 0.7
=
= 9.537 105

22.02 106

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Since the flow is turbulent over the module, the approximation ( + /2) is appropriate with
30 (0.7 + 0.05/2)
= 9.877 105
22.02 106
Using the turbulent flow correlation with x = L+b/2=0.725 m,
+/2 =

4

4/5
= 0.0296 1/3 = 0.0296(9.877 105 )5 (0.698)1/3 = 1640

1640 0.0308
=
= 69.7 W/m2 K

0.725

Hence,
=

69.7 (150 25)


= 8.713 105
0.01

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