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    The document provides 10 problems related to calculating heat transfer rates through various materials. The materials include celotex, firebrick, glass, insulating bricks, refractory silica, steel, and wood. Thermal conductivity values are provided for each material. Temperatures across surfaces and thicknesses of materials are also provided to calculate heat transfer rates.

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    The document provides 10 problems related to calculating heat transfer rates through various materials. The materials include celotex, firebrick, glass, insulating bricks, refractory silica, steel, and wood. Thermal conductivity values are provided for each material. Temperatures across surfaces and thicknesses of materials are also provided to calculate heat transfer rates.

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    The document provides 10 problems related to calculating heat transfer rates through various materials. The materials include celotex, firebrick, glass, insulating bricks, refractory silica, steel, and wood. Thermal conductivity values are provided for each material. Temperatures across surfaces and thicknesses of materials are also provided to calculate heat transfer rates.

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    PLANE WALLS - Plate

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    Niño Gerard Jabagat
    The document provides 10 problems related to calculating heat transfer rates through various materials. The materials include celotex, firebrick, glass, insulating bricks, refractory silica, steel, and wood. Thermal conductivity values are provided for each material. Temperatures across surfaces and thicknesses of materials are also provided to calculate heat transfer rates.

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    1.

    What is the rate of the heat transfer through a piece of celotex 3ft by 8ft by 1 in in
    thickness, if the temperature of the surface is 80°F and of other is 60°F?

    Btu−ft
    K for Celotex = 0.028
    Hr−ft 2−° F

    2. Calculate the energy transfer rate across 6 in wall of firebrick with temperature
    difference across the wall 90°F. The thermal conductivity of the firebrick is 0.65
    Btu
    at the temperature interest.
    hr−ft−° F

    3. What is the heat transfer in the glass surface 0.7 ft 2 having an inside temperature
    of 25°F and 13°F outside temperature the thickness of glass surface is 0.007 in
    Btu
    the glass thermal conductivity is 1.8 2 .
    Hr−ft

    4. Calculate the thermal conductivity of a 4 by 4 ft test panel 0.80 in thick, if during 3


    hr test period there is conducted 900 Btu through the panel with temperature
    difference of 15° F surfaces.

    5. A metal rod 1 sq.in in cross section and 6 in long heated at one end and cooled
    Btu
    at the other. If the rate of heat input is 3 and the difference in the temperature
    Hr
    of the two ends is 2° F .What is the coefficient of thermal conductivity?

    6. A vertical furnace wall is made up of an inner wall of firebrick 20 in thick followed


    by insulating brick 15 in thick and outer wall of steel 4 in thick. The surface
    temperature of the wall adjacent to the combustion chamber is 1200 ° F while that
    Btu−ft
    of the outer surface is 500° F the thermal conductivity of the wall in
    Hr−ft 2−° F
    are firebrick 10, insulating brick 0.26 and steel is 45 neglecting the film resistance
    and contact resistance of joints, determine the heat loss per ft 2 of wall area.
    7. The surface temperature of the hot side of the furnace wall is 1200 ° F . It is
    desired to maintain the outside of the wall at 38° F . A 6ft of refractory silica is
    used adjacent to the combustion chamber and 4.5ft of steel covers the outside,
    what thickness of insulating bricks is necessary between refractory and steel if
    Btu Btu
    the heat loss should be kept at 800 2 used (k=13.84 for
    hr−ft −° F hr−ft−° F
    refractory silica, 0.15 for insulating brick and 45 for steel).

    Btu
    8. The wall of a furnace is made up of 9 in firebrick (k = .072 2 ) 5 in of
    Hr−ft
    Btu Btu
    insulating brick (k= 0.08 2 ) and 7.5 in of red brick (k= 0.5 2 ). The inner
    Hr−ft Hr−ft
    and outer surface temperature are1500° F and 150° F respectively, Neglecting
    the resistance of the mostar joints, compute the rate of heat flows through 1 ft 2 of
    the wall.

    9. Two walls are composed of 150 in thick insulating materials at the outer layer (k=
    Btu−ft
    0.139 ) and 300 in thick materials at the inner layer (k= 1.11
    Hr−ft 2−° F
    Btu−ft
    2
    ¿if the surface temperature of the cold side and hot side are 25 ° F
    Hr−ft −° F
    and 300 ° F respectively. Compute the heat per area.

    10. A dry 6 storage chest is a wooden box with glass fiber insulation 5 in thick. The
    Btu
    wooden box (k= 0.0398 ) is 2 in thick and cubical 4ft on a edge. The
    Hr−ft 2−° F
    inside surface temperature is 76 ° F and the outside surface temperature is 18
    Btu
    ° F .Use (k= 0.0202 2 ) for a glass fiber insulation. Determine the heat
    Hr−ft −° F
    transmitted.

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