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The document contains 6 problems related to heat transfer: 1) Determining the heat generation rate and required convection coefficient for a uniformly heated sphere. 2) Calculating the heat transfer coefficient for a sphere quenched in oil. 3) Finding the heat loss rate and interface temperature for a pipe with two insulating layers exposed to different temperatures. 4) Computing temperatures and heat transfer rates at depths in a plane wall exposed to high temperature gases. 5) Determining convection coefficients for different orientations of vertical plate heaters in milk. 6) Identifying whether vertical or horizontal stacking of cans is better for cooling in a refrigerator.

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Digital Assignment 1

The document contains 6 problems related to heat transfer: 1) Determining the heat generation rate and required convection coefficient for a uniformly heated sphere. 2) Calculating the heat transfer coefficient for a sphere quenched in oil. 3) Finding the heat loss rate and interface temperature for a pipe with two insulating layers exposed to different temperatures. 4) Computing temperatures and heat transfer rates at depths in a plane wall exposed to high temperature gases. 5) Determining convection coefficients for different orientations of vertical plate heaters in milk. 6) Identifying whether vertical or horizontal stacking of cans is better for cooling in a refrigerator.

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DIGITAL ASSIGNMENT 1

1. Heat is generated uniformly by chemical reaction in a sphere of radius 40 mm.


The conductivity of the material is 6.5 W/m-K. If the allowed temperature difference
between the surface and the center is 246°C, determine the heat generation rate. If the
surface temperature is 150°C and if a fluid at 100°C is used to collect the heat,
determine the required value of convection coefficient.

2. A sphere of 210 mm diameter (made of cast iron) initially at uniform


temperature of 4100C is quenched into oil. The oil bath temperature is 50 0C. If the
temperature of sphere is 1100C after 5 minutes, find heat transfer coefficient on the
surface of the sphere. Neglect internal thermal resistance.
Take: Cp (cast iron) = 0.32 kJ/kg0C;
density (cast iron) = 7000 kg/m3

3. Superheated steam flows through a MS pipe of diameter 100 mm at a


temperature of 250oC. To avoid heat loss from the steam to the environment which is
at 25oC, two layers of thermal insulation material is provided. The 1 st layer is made
from rock-wool material of thickness 25 mm and thermal conductivity 0.92 W/m-K
whereas 2nd layer is made from ceramic insulation of thickness 30 mm and thermal
conductivity 4 W/m-K. If the thermal contact resistance between MS pipe and rock-
wool insulation is 5 m2-K/W while between rook-wool and ceramic insulation
is 1 m2-K/W, then calculate
a) Rate of heat loss from the steam per unit length
b) Temperature of rock-wool and ceramic layer interface. Also, sketch the
temperature distribution of the composite cylindrical system
Consider the steam side and ambient side heat transfer coefficient to be 50 W/m2-K
and 5 W/m2-K respectively.

4. An IC engine cylinder wall initially at 25°C is exposed to gases at 800°C with


a convective heat transfer coefficient of 35 W/m2K. The thermal diffusivity of the
material is 1.66 × 10–5 m2/s. The thermal conductivity of the material is 57 W/mK.
Determine the temperatures at 1 cm cylinder depth and also 5 cm cylinder depth after
20 seconds. Also estimate the instantaneous heat transfer rate at the specified points
for the given time. Consider the cylinder wall as a plane wall.
5. Vertical plate heaters are used to heat milk in a tank. The plates are 0.2 m wide
and 0.6 m long and the surface is at 90°C. The milk is at 30°C. Determine the value of
average convective heat transfer coefficient for the following positions.

(i) 0.2 m side vertical (ii) 0.6 m side vertical (iii) horizontal, both sides heated (iv)
plates with 0.6 m side inclined at 30° with vertical.

Assume properties of water for the milk.

6. Cans of tomato sauce are to be cooled in a refrigerator. The cans are


cylindrical and 20 cm in length and 15 cm in diameter. The can surface is at 30°C and
the air in the refrigerated space is at 10°C. Two alternate stacking are possible-namely
vertical stacking and horizontal stacking. Determine the method that will be better.
Neglect cooling on the end surfaces.

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