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Assumptions: Air 3 M/s 30

This document describes determining the rate of heat transfer from a plastic sheet with air flowing on both sides. It is assumed to be a steady, laminar flow with negligible radiation effects. The properties of the air and dimensions of the plastic sheet are provided. Calculations are shown to determine the Reynolds number, Nusselt number, heat transfer coefficient, surface area, and rate of heat transfer from the plastic sheet to the air. The rate of heat transfer is calculated to be 437 W.

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Assumptions: Air 3 M/s 30

This document describes determining the rate of heat transfer from a plastic sheet with air flowing on both sides. It is assumed to be a steady, laminar flow with negligible radiation effects. The properties of the air and dimensions of the plastic sheet are provided. Calculations are shown to determine the Reynolds number, Nusselt number, heat transfer coefficient, surface area, and rate of heat transfer from the plastic sheet to the air. The rate of heat transfer is calculated to be 437 W.

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Chapter 7 External Forced Convection

7-21 Air flows on both sides of a continuous sheet of plastic. The rate of heat transfer from the plastic sheet
is to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist. 2 The critical Reynolds number is Recr = 5105. 3
Radiation effects are negligible. 4 Air is an ideal gas with constant properties. Air
Properties The properties of air at 1 atm and the film temperature of V = 3 m/s
(Ts + T)/2 = (90+30)/2 =60C are (Table A-15) T = 30C

= 1.059 kg/m 3
15 m/min
k = 0.02808 W/m.C Plastic sheet
Ts = 90C
= 1.896 10 m /s
-5 2

Pr = 0.7202
Analysis The width of the cooling section is first determined from
W = Vt = [(15 / 60) m/s](2 s) = 0.5 m
The Reynolds number is
V L (3 m/s)(1.2 m)
Re L = = = 1.899 10 5
1.896 10 5 m 2 /s
which is less than the critical Reynolds number. Thus the flow is laminar. Using the proper relation in
laminar flow for Nusselt number, the average heat transfer coefficient and the heat transfer rate are
determined to be
hL
Nu = = 0.664 Re L 0.5 Pr 1 / 3 = 0.664(1.899 10 5 ) 0.5 (0.7202)1 / 3 = 259.7
k
k 0.0282 W/m.C
h = Nu = (259.7) = 6.07 W/m 2 .C
L 1.2 m
As = 2 LW = 2(1.2 m)(0.5 m) = 1.2 m 2
Q& conv = hAs (T Ts ) = (6.07 W/m 2 .C)(1.2 m 2 )(90 - 30)C = 437 W

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