Module 1 – Chapter 1: HEAT TRANSFER

This module aims to:

1. Discuss the principles of heat transfer.

2. Define and internalize the terms and physical principles

associated with heat transfer.

3. Describe pertinent transport phenomena for any process

or system involving heat transfer.

4. Analyze and solve basic problems involving different modes heat transfer rates.

1.0 Introduction and Basic Concepts

1.1 Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer

From our experience, the cold canned drink left in a room warms up and a warm canned drink
left in a refrigerator cools down.
This is accomplished by the transfer of energy from the warm medium to the cold one. The
energy transfer is always from the higher temperature medium to the lower temperature one,
and the energy transfer stops when the two mediums reach the same temperature.
In thermodynamics we learned that energy exists in various forms. In this text we are primarily
interested in heat, which is the form of energy that can be transferred from one system to
another as a result of temperature difference. The science that deals with the determination of
the rates of such energy transfers is heat transfer.
Why we need to undertake a detailed study on heat transfer since we can determine the amount
of heat transfer for any system undergoing any process using a thermodynamic analysis alone?
The reason is that thermodynamics is concerned with the amount of heat transfer as a system
undergoes a process from one equilibrium state to another, and it gives no indication about how
long the process will take.
A thermodynamic analysis simply tells us how much heat must be transferred to realize a
specified change of state to satisfy the conservation of energy principle.
Application of Heat Transfer and Thermodynamics Relationship
In practice we are more concerned about the rate of heat transfer
(heat transfer per unit time) than we are with the amount of it.
For example, we can determine the amount of heat transferred from
a thermos bottle as the hot coffee inside cools from 90°C to 80°C by
a thermodynamic analysis alone.
But a typical user or designer of a thermos bottle is primarily
interested in how long it will be before the hot coffee inside cools to
80°C, and a thermodynamic analysis cannot answer this question.
Determining the rates of heat transfer to or from a system and thus
the times of heating or cooling, as well as the variation of the
temperature, is the subject of heat transfer.
Thermodynamics deals with equilibrium states and changes from one equilibrium state to
another. Heat transfer, on the other hand, deals with systems that lack thermal equilibrium, and
thus it is a non-equilibrium phenomenon. Therefore, the study of heat transfer cannot be based
on the principles of thermodynamics alone.
However, the laws of thermodynamics lay the framework for the science of heat transfer.
The first law requires that the rate of energy transfer into a system be equal to the rate of
increase of the energy of that system.
The second law requires that heat be transferred in the direction of decreasing temperature.
This is like a car parked on an inclined road must go downhill in the direction of decreasing
elevation when its brakes are released. It is also analogous to the electric current flowing in the
direction of decreasing voltage or the fluid flowing in the direction of decreasing total pressure.

1.2 Energy Transfer – Heat Flux

Energy transfer forms
Energy can be transferred to or from a given mass by two mechanisms: heat transfer 𝑄 and
work 𝑊. An energy interaction is heat transfer if its driving force is a temperature difference.
Otherwise, it is work.
A rising piston, a rotating shaft, and an electrical wire crossing the system boundaries are all
associated with work interactions. Work done per unit time is called power, and is denoted by
𝑊̇ . The unit of power is 𝑊or hp (1 hp 5 746 W). Car engines and hydraulic, steam, and gas
turbines produce work; compressors, pumps, and mixers consume work.
Notice that the energy of a system decreases as it does work,
and increases as work is done on it. In daily life, we frequently
refer to the sensible and latent forms of internal energy as
heat, and we talk about the heat content of bodies (Figure).
In thermodynamics, however, those forms of energy are
usually referred to as thermal energy to prevent any
confusion with heat transfer. The term heat and the associated
phrases such as heat flow, heat addition, heat rejection, heat
absorption, heat gain, heat loss, heat storage, heat generation,
electrical heating, latent heat, body heat, and heat source are
in common use today, and the attempt to replace heat in these phrases by thermal energy had
only limited success.
These phrases are deeply rooted in our vocabulary and they are used by both ordinary people
and scientists without causing any misunderstanding. For example, the phrase body heat is
understood to mean the thermal energy content of a body. Likewise, heat flow is understood
to mean the transfer of thermal energy, not the flow of a fluid-like substance called heat,
although the latter incorrect interpretation, based on the caloric theory, is the origin of this
phrase.
Also, the transfer of heat into a system is frequently referred to as heat addition and the
transfer of heat out of a system as heat rejection. Keeping in line with current practice, we
will refer to the thermal energy as heat and the transfer of thermal energy as heat transfer.
The amount of heat transferred during the process is denoted by 𝑄. The amount of heat
transferred per unit time is called heat transfer rate, and is denoted by 𝑸̇. The overdot stands
for the time derivative, or “per unit time.” The heat transfer rate 𝑄̇ has the unit J/s, which is
equivalent to W. When the rate of heat transfer 𝑄̇ is available, then the total amount of heat
transfer Q during a time interval ∆𝑡 can be determined from
∆𝑡
̇
𝑄 = ∫ 𝑄𝑑𝑡 ( J)
0
provided that the variation of 𝑄̇ with time is known. For the special case of 𝑄̇ = constant, the
equation above reduces to
𝑄 = 𝑄̇∆𝑡 ( J ).
The rate of heat transfer per unit area normal to the direction of heat transfer is called heat flux,
𝑄̇ 𝑊
and the average heat flux is expressed as 𝑞̇ = 𝐴 (𝑚2), where 𝐴 is the heat transfer area.
Calculation of Energy and heat flux
Example #1. Given a constant heat transfer rate of 24 Watts and a
heat transfer rate area or surface area of a plate. Calculate the heat
flux
𝑄̇ = 24 𝑊
𝐴 = 2𝑚 𝑥 3𝑚 = 6𝑚2
𝑄̇ 24𝑊 𝑾
Heat flux =𝑞̇ = 𝐴 = = 𝟒 𝒎𝟐
6𝑚 2

Example #2. A 10-cm-diameter copper ball is to be heated from

100°C to an average temperature of 150°C in 30 minutes. Taking
the average density and specific heat of copper in this temperature
𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝐽
range to be 𝜌 = 8950 𝑚3 and 𝑐𝑝 = 0.395 𝑘𝑔.°𝐶 , respectively,
determine
(a) the total amount of heat transfer to the copper ball,
(b) the average rate of heat transfer to the ball, and
(c) the average heat flux.
Solution:
The copper ball is to be heated from 100°C to 150°C. The total heat transfer, the average rate
of heat transfer, and the average heat flux are to be determined.
Properties:
𝑘𝑔 𝑘𝐽
𝜌 = 8950 and 𝑐𝑝 = 0.395 𝑘𝑔.°𝐶
𝑚3
a.) The amount of heat transferred to the copper ball is simply the change in its internal energy,
and is determined from
Energy transfer to the system 5 Energy increase of the system
𝑄 = ∆𝑈 = 𝑚𝑐𝑎𝑣𝑒 (𝑇2 − 𝑇1 )
4 4 0.10 3
Where 𝑚 = 𝜌𝑉 = 𝜌 𝑥 3 𝜋𝑟 3 = 8950 𝑥 𝜋 ( ) = 4.686 𝑘𝑔
3 2
Substituting
𝑄 = ∆𝑈 = 𝑚𝑐𝑎𝑣𝑒 (𝑇2 − 𝑇1 ) = (4.686)(0.395)(150 − 100) = 𝟗𝟐. 𝟔 𝒌𝑱
b.) The rate of heat transfer normally changes during a process with time. However, we can
determine the average rate of heat transfer by dividing the total amount of heat transfer by the
𝑄 92.6𝑘𝐽
time interval (30 minutes). Therefore, 𝑄̇𝑎𝑣𝑒 = ∆𝑡 = 1800𝑠 = 𝟓𝟏. 𝟒 𝑾
c.) Heat flux is defined as the heat transfer per unit time per unit area, or the rate of heat
𝑄̇𝑎𝑣𝑒 𝑄̇𝑎𝑣𝑒
transfer per unit area. Therefore, the average heat flux in this case is 𝑞̇ 𝑎𝑣𝑒 = = =
𝐴 𝜋𝐷 2
51.4𝑊
= 𝟏𝟔𝟑𝟔 𝑾/𝒎𝟐
𝜋(0.1𝑚)2

1.3 Modes of Heat Transfer

Heat can be transferred in three different modes: conduction, convection, and radiation. All
modes of heat transfer require the existence of a temperature difference, and all modes are
from the high-temperature medium to a lower-temperature one. Below we give a brief
description of each mode.

1.3a Conduction
What Is Conduction?
Perhaps you've noticed how your feet feel when you step from a carpeted room into a tiled
room. Which floor surface is colder?
The floor of a tiled room pretty much always feels colder. But they're actually exactly the same
at room temperature. Whenever you're in a room that has been sealed off for a while, with no
windows and doors open, it won't take long for everything in the room to reach thermal
equilibrium, or equal temperature.
So why do tile floors feel colder? It's all because of thermal conductivity.
Conduction is the passing of heat energy between two objects that are in direct, physical
contact. It is one of the three types of heat transfer, the other two being convection and
radiation. Whenever two objects of different temperatures are in contact with each other, heat
energy will pass between them.
To understand this, we have to realize that temperature is the average kinetic energy of the
molecules in a substance. Hotter materials have molecules that are moving faster. So when a
cold object and a hot object are touching, the fast moving hot molecules will hit the colder
molecules, spreading the heat from the hot object into the cold object. This will keep happening
until they reach the same temperature.
But that says nothing about how fast it will happen. Some materials are better conductors than
others. Your feet are pretty much always warmer than the floor, but a tile floor conducts heat
faster. What your skin feels as 'cold' is just the heat transferring from your feet into the floor, and
it happens much faster with a tile floor than with a carpet.

Conduction Equation
How fast conduction happens depends on several factors: what material the objects are made
from (the conductivity), the surface area of the two objects in contact, the difference in
temperature between the two objects, and the thicknesses of the two objects.
In equation form, it looks like this.
𝑄 𝑘𝐴(𝑇2 − 𝑇1 )
=
𝑡 𝐿
 𝑄
• is the rate of heat transfer - the amount of heat transferred per second, measured in
𝑡
Joules per second, or Watts.
• 𝑘 is the thermal conductivity of the material - for example, copper has a thermal
conductivity of 390, but wool has a thermal conductivity of just 0.04.
• 𝑇1 is the temperature of one object,
• 𝑇2 is the temperature of the other.
• Since it's a temperature difference, you can actually use Celsius or Kelvin, whichever is
most convenient. And
• 𝐿 is the thickness of the material we're interested in.
So the rate of heat transfer to an object is equal to the thermal conductivity of the material the
object is made from, multiplied by the surface area in contact, multiplied by the difference in
temperature between the two objects, divided by the thickness of the material.

Calculation Example
1. Let's say you're going to a water park, and you're going to take a Styrofoam cooler with you.
The cooler has a total surface area of 1.2 meters squared, and the walls are 0.03 meters thick.
The temperature inside the cooler is 0 Celsius, and at the hottest part of the day it's 38 degrees
Celsius. During this time of day, how much heat energy per second is lost by the cooler? And
how much heat energy is lost in three hours at the water park assuming the temperature stays
at 38 degrees? (Note: The thermal conductivity of Styrofoam is 0.01.)
All we have to do to solve this problem is plug numbers into the equation. The heat energy lost
per second (𝑄/𝑡) is equal to the thermal conductivity of Styrofoam (k), multiplied by the surface
area of the cooler (A), multiplied by the difference in temperature between the cooler and the
outside (𝑇2 − 𝑇1 ), divided by the thickness of the Styrofoam. So that's 0.01 multiplied by 1.2
multiplied by 38 divided by 0.03. Type all of that into a calculator, and you get 15.2 Joules per
second, or 15.2 watts.

𝑘𝐴(𝑇2 − 𝑇1 )
𝑄̇ =
𝐿
𝑸 𝟎.𝟎𝟏 𝒙 𝟏.𝟐 𝒙 (𝟑𝟖−𝟎) 𝑱
= = 𝟏𝟓. 𝟐 𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝟏𝟓. 𝟐𝑾 . . 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓
𝒕 𝟎.𝟎𝟑

For the second part of the question, we need to figure out how much energy is lost in three
hours. Well, we have the energy lost per second - 15.2 Joules. So we just need to know how
many seconds there are in three hours. Three hours times 60 minutes times 60 seconds gives
us a total of 10,800 seconds. 15.2 Joules a second for 10,800 seconds... multiply the two
numbers together, and you get a total of 164,160 Joules over the three hours.

1.3b Convection
• Convection is the mode of energy transfer between
a solid surface and the adjacent liquid or gas that
is in motion, and it involves the combined effects of
conduction and fluid motion.
• The faster the fluid motion, the greater the
convection heat transfer
• Convection is called forced convection if the fluid is forced to flow over the surface by
external means such as a fan, pump, or the wind.
• In contrast, convection is called natural (or free) convection if the fluid motion is caused
by buoyancy forces that are induced by density differences due to the variation of
temperature in the fluid.

• The rate of convection heat transfer is observed to be proportional to the temperature

difference, and is conveniently expressed by Newton’s law of cooling

𝑄̇𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣 = ℎ𝐴𝑠 (𝑇𝑠 − 𝑇∞ ) …. (𝑊)

ℎ 𝑖𝑠 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 ℎ𝑒𝑎𝑡 𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑓𝑒𝑟 𝑐𝑜𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑖𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑊/𝑚2 · 𝐾 𝑜𝑟 𝐵𝑡𝑢/ℎ · 𝑓𝑡2 · °𝐹,

𝐴𝑠 is the surface area through which convection heat transfer takes place
𝑇𝑠 is the surface temperature
𝑇∞ is the temperature of the fluid sufficiently far from the surface.

Note that at the surface, the fluid temperature equals the surface temperature of the solid.

Calculation example:

A 2-m-long, 0.3-cm-diameter electrical wire extends across a room at 15°C, as shown in

the figure. Heat is generated in the wire as a result of resistance heating, and the
surface temperature of the wire is measured to be 152°C in steady operation. Also, the
voltage drop and electric current through the
wire are measured to be 60 V and 1.5 A,
respectively. Disregarding any heat transfer
by radiation, determine the convection heat
transfer coefficient for heat transfer between
the outer surface of the wire and the air in the
room.

𝑸̇ = 𝑷𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒓 = 𝑰𝑽 = (𝟔𝟎𝑽 )(𝟏. 𝟓𝑨) = 𝟗𝟎𝑾

𝑨𝒔 = 𝝅𝑫𝑳 = 𝝅(𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟑𝒎)(𝟐𝒎) = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟖𝟖𝟓 𝒎𝟐

From Newton’s Law of Cooling equation for convection heat transfer

𝑄̇𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣 = ℎ𝐴𝑠 (𝑇𝑠 − 𝑇∞ )

𝑄̇𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑣 90𝑊 𝑾
ℎ= = 2 = 𝟑𝟒. 𝟗 𝟐 … . 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓
𝐴𝑠 (𝑇𝑠 − 𝑇∞ ) 0.01885 𝑚 𝑥 (152 − 15)℃ 𝒎 𝑲
 1.3c Radiation

What Is Radiation?
Radiation in science has different meanings. There is the dangerous radioactive type of
radiation, made of alpha particles, beta particles and gamma rays, etc.
But the Sun also sends us radiation. The other, more general meaning of radiation is just a type
of electromagnetic wave. Light is radiation, infrared is radiation, and gamma rays- but there's
nothing inherently dangerous about radiation.
But in this course, we're talking about radiation as a type of heat transfer - the other two types of
heat transfer being conduction and convection. Hot objects give off infrared radiation, which is
just another part of the electromagnetic spectrum. But that infrared radiation also transfers heat
away from that object. That's why it's hot when you stand next to a campfire. By the way, if you
put your hand above a campfire, it's even hotter because then you not only have heating by
radiation, but also by convection - another type of heat transfer.
So radiation is a type of heat transfer that travels through electromagnetic waves. Because of
this, radiation doesn't need a medium (or material), and it can therefore go through a vacuum.
This is how the heat of the Sun gets to us on Earth.

Example of Radiation: Vacuum Flask

So we've already talked about campfires and the heat energy from the Sun. There are many
examples of radiation in the real world.
A vacuum flask, or thermos flask, uses our understanding of radiation (and heat transfer in
general) to keep your coffee warm. We all know that light bounces off mirrors, but all
electromagnetic waves tend to bounce off reflective surfaces. So the mirrored surface of a
vacuum flask does a great job of stopping heat loss by radiation. A vacuum flask also stops
conduction by having a vacuum layer - conduction needs a material to travel through and
convection by having an insulating lid.

The Stefan-Boltzmann Law

The Stefan-Boltzmann Law gives us a way to put numbers to this concept of radiation. It helps
us calculate the heat transferred by radiation per second, measured in joules per second, or
watts.
The Stefan-Boltzmann Law tells us that this is equal to the Stefan-Boltzmann constant sigma,
which is always the same number, multiplied by the emissivity of the object (𝜀), which is a
number that represents how well an object radiates heat, multiplied by the surface area of the
object (A) measured in meters squared, multiplied by the temperature of the object (T) to the
power 4, where T is measured in Kelvin.
The radiation emitted by all real surfaces is less than the radiation emitted by a blackbody at the
same temperature, and is given by the Stefan–Boltzmann law as

𝑸̇𝒓𝒂𝒅 = 𝜺𝝈𝑨𝒔 𝑻𝟒𝒔

• The Stefan-Boltzmann Law tells us that this is equal to the Stefan-Boltzmann constant𝜎,
which is always the same number,
 • emissivity of the object (𝜀), which is a number that represents how well an object
radiates heat,
• 𝐴𝑠 Surface area of the object
• 𝑇𝑠 temperature of the object
When a surface of emissivity 𝜀 and surface area 𝐴𝑠 at a thermodynamic temperature 𝑇𝑠 is
completely enclosed by a much larger (or black) surface at thermodynamic temperature 𝑇𝑠𝑢𝑟𝑟
separated by a gas (such as air) that does not intervene with radiation, the net rate of radiation
heat transfer between these two surfaces is given by

𝑸̇𝒓𝒂𝒅 = 𝜺𝝈𝑨𝒔 (𝑻𝟒𝒔 − 𝑻𝟒𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓 )

• A few things to note about this equation. The Stefan-Boltzmann constant is always
5.67𝑥10−8 . The emissivity of an object is a number between zero and one. A perfect
radiator of energy has an emissivity of one, and a perfect reflector has an
emissivity of zero. Stars like the Sun have an emissivity extremely close to one.
• The idealized surface that emits radiation
at this maximum rate is called a blackbody
Kirchhoff’s law of radiation states that the
emissivity and the absorptivity of a surface at a
given temperature and wavelength are equal.

𝑸̇𝒂𝒃𝒔𝒐𝒓𝒃𝒆𝒅 = 𝜶𝑸̇𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒕

Calculation Example
1. A light bulb emits heat by radiation and has an emissivity of 0.5. If the temperature of the
filament of the light bulb is 2500 K, and the surface area of the filament is 0.0001 meters
squared, how much heat is transferred by radiation from the filament of the light bulb per
second? (Note that the Stefan-Boltzmann constant is, as always, 5.67 𝑥 10−8 .)

𝑸̇𝒓𝒂𝒅 = 𝜺𝝈𝑨𝒔 𝑻𝟒𝒔 = (𝟎. 𝟓)(𝟓. 𝟔𝟕𝒙𝟏𝟎−𝟖 )(𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟎𝟏)(𝟐𝟓𝟎𝟎𝟒 )

= 𝟏𝟏𝟎. 𝟕𝟒 𝑾 . . 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓

2. It is a common experience to feel “chilly” in winter and

“warm” in summer in our homes even when the thermostat
setting is kept the same. This is due to the so called
“radiation effect” resulting from radiation heat exchange
between our bodies and the surrounding surfaces of the
walls and the ceiling.

Consider a person standing in a room maintained at 22°C

at all times. The inner surfaces of the walls, floors, and the
ceiling of the house are observed to be at an average
temperature of 10°C in winter and 25°C in summer.
Determine the rate of radiation heat transfer between this person and the surrounding surfaces
if the exposed surface area and the average outer surface temperature of the person are 1.4 𝑚2
and 30°C, respectively.

Note that the emissivity of a person 𝜀 = 0.95

𝑸̇𝒓𝒂𝒅 = 𝜺𝝈𝑨𝒔 (𝑻𝟒𝒔 − 𝑻𝟒𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒓 )

𝑸̇𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓 = (𝟎. 𝟗𝟓)(𝟓. 𝟔𝟕𝒙𝟏𝟎−𝟖 )(𝟏. 𝟒)((𝟑𝟎 + 𝟐𝟕𝟑)𝟒 − (𝟏𝟎 + 𝟐𝟕𝟑)𝟒 )
= 𝟏𝟓𝟐 𝑾 … . 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓

𝑸̇𝒔𝒖𝒎𝒎𝒆𝒓 = (𝟎. 𝟗𝟓)(𝟓. 𝟔𝟕𝒙𝟏𝟎−𝟖 )(𝟏. 𝟒)((𝟑𝟎 + 𝟐𝟕𝟑)𝟒 − (𝟐𝟓 + 𝟐𝟕𝟑)𝟒 )

= 𝟒𝟎. 𝟗 𝑾 … . 𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒘𝒆𝒓

Note that we must use thermodynamic (i.e., absolute) temperatures in radiation calculations.
Also note that the rate of heat loss from the person by radiation is almost four times as large in
winter than it is in summer, which explains the “chill” we feel in winter even if the thermostat
setting is kept the same.

Problems and Exercises:

1. What is heat?

2. What is heat transfer?

3. How does the science of heat transfer differ from the science of thermodynamics?

4. What is the driving force for (a) heat transfer, (b) electric current flow, and (c) fluid flow?

5. Why does a thermal designer primarily interested in heat transfer?

6. What is heat flux? How is it related to the heat transfer rate?

7. What are the mechanisms of energy transfer to a closed system? How is heat transfer distinguished
from the other forms of energy transfer?

8. Consider a 150-W incandescent lamp. The filament of the lamp is 5-cm long and has a diameter of 0.5
mm. The diameter of the glass bulb of the lamp is 8 cm. Determine the heat flux, (a) on the surface of the
filament and (b) on the surface of the glass bulb, and (c) calculate how much it will cost per year to keep
that lamp on for eight hours a day every day if the unit cost of electricity is 4Php/kWh.

9. A 15-cm-diameter aluminum ball is to be heated from 80°C to an average temperature of 200°C.

Taking the average density and specific heat of aluminum in this temperature range to be r 5 2700 kg/m3
and cp 5 0.90 kJ/kg·K, respectively, determine the amount of energy that needs to be transferred to the
aluminum ball.

10. Consider a 150-W incandescent lamp. The filament of the lamp is 5-cm long and has a diameter of
0.5 mm. The diameter of the glass bulb of the lamp is 8 cm. Determine the heat flux, in /𝑚 2 , (a) on the
surface of the filament and (b) on the surface of the glass bulb, and (c) calculate how much it will cost per
year to keep that lamp on for eight hours a day every day if the unit cost of electricity is $0.08/kWh.
11. Water is heated in an insulated, constant diameter tube by a 5-kW electric resistance heater. If the
water enters the heater steadily at 15°C and leaves at 60°C, determine the mass flow rate of water.

12. Which is a better heat conductor, diamond or silver?

13. How do the thermal conductivity of gases and liquids vary with temperature?

14. What are the mechanisms of heat transfer? How are they distinguished from each other?

15. Write down the expressions for the physical laws that govern each mode of heat transfer, and identify
the variables involved in each relation.

16. An aluminum pan whose thermal conductivity is 237 W/m·K has a flat bottom with diameter 15 cm
and thickness 0.4 cm. Heat is transferred steadily to boiling water in the pan through its bottom at a rate
of 1400 W. If the inner surface of the bottom of the pan is at 105°C, determine the temperature of the
outer surface of the bottom of the pan.

17. The inner and outer surfaces of a 4-m 3 7-m brick wall of thickness 30 cm and thermal conductivity
0.69 W/m·K are maintained at temperatures of 26°C and 8°C, respectively. Determine the rate of heat
transfer through the wall, in W.

18. Hot air at 80°C is blown over a 2-m 3 4-m flat surface at 30°C. If the average convection heat transfer
coefficient is 55 𝑊/𝑚 2 · 𝐾, determine the rate of heat transfer from the air to the plate, in kW.

19. Consider a person whose exposed surface area is 1.7 m2, emissivity is 0.5, and surface temperature
is 32°C. Determine the rate of heat loss from that person by radiation in a large room having walls at a
temperature of (a) 300 K and (b) 280 K.

20. The outer surface of a spacecraft in space has an emissivity of 0.8 and a solar absorptivity of 0.3. If
solar radiation is incident on the spacecraft at a rate of 950 /𝑚2 , determine the surface temperature of
the spacecraft when the radiation emitted equals the solar energy absorbed.

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