HMT - ISA-1 and Make-Up Scheme and Solutions
HMT - ISA-1 and Make-Up Scheme and Solutions
HMT - ISA-1 and Make-Up Scheme and Solutions
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6 semester BE (Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 75 Minutes Heat and Mass Transfer (15EMEC305) Max. Marks :40
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Note :Answer any two full Questions ISA-I (15 March 2023)
Use of Heat and mass transfer data Handbook is permitted
Answer any two full question
1a Explain Initial and Boundary conditions used in heat transfer with respect to slab geometry.
“The natural process of heat transfer involves conduction, convection and radiation in isolated modes”.
Comment on the statement with appropriate illustrations
A thin plate 0.75 m x 0.80 m is subjected to 600 W of heat flux on one surface and dissipates heat by 10
combined convection and radiation from the other surface into ambient air at 300K. If plate surface has
emissivity of 0.9 and convective heat transfer coefficient of 15 W/m2 oC, determine plate temperature.
1b Write expression for transient 2D heat conduction without internal heat generation (No derivation)
A composite cylinder consists of 10 cm outer radius steel pipe(k= 25 W/mK) of 10 mm thick, followed
by two concentric insulation layers (10 mm and 25 mm thick) with thermal conductivities of 0.3 W/mK 10
and 0.4 W/mK respectively. The inside is exposed to convective fluid at 300°C with hi = 65 W/m2K.
The composite wall on its outer side has air at 30°C with ho = 15 W/m2K. Assess heat loss per meter
length and plot radial interface temperatures for steady state heat transfer.
2b A 10 cm long aluminium alloy (210 W/m K) solid rod of 10 mm diameter fixed to furnace wall (at
100°C) and protrudes into air (at 20°C, h=20W/m2K) with ends insulated. Find distance, measured from
heated end of rod at which its temperature reads 50oC and rod temperature 20 mm from base. Also 10
evaluate heat transfer rate, efficiency and effectiveness if 20 such rods are fixed on 0.5 x0.5 m of
furnace wall.
3a From first principles establish that critical radius of insulation (rc) for electric cable is k/h.
“Critical thickness of insulation is not applicable to slab geometry” Comment with justifications
The under-sea bare electric cable, 3mm in radius is heated to 50oC and exposed to cold water at 7oC with 10
a heat transfer coefficient of 50 W/m2 oC. What insulation (k=0.2W/mK) thickness provides the highest
heat transfer rate? Compare its value with heat transfer rate with bare cable.
3b Explain thermal diffusivity and overall heat transfer coefficient for composite slab with BCs of 3rd kind.
A plane composite wall (combined thickness of 100 mm) of space carrier has 2 layers of equal thickness
having thermal conductivities k1:k2 as 1:3. Inner layer has k1 =0.006 W/moC and exposed to interiors at 10
30oC with hi = 10 W/m2K. Find heat loss per m2 to outer space at -25oC when ho = 40 W/m2 oC.
Represent equivalent thermal circuit, interface temperature assuming negligible contact resistance. What
will be change in heat transfer rate if thermal contact resistance of 0.05 oC/W exists at interface?
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6 semester BE (Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 75 Minutes Heat and Mass Transfer (15EMEC305) Max. Marks :40
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Note :Answer any two full Questions ISA-I (15 March 2023)
Use of Heat and mass transfer data Handbook is permitted
Scheme and Solutions
1a Brief explanation on:
Initial conditions and Boundary conditions used in heat transfer with respect to slab geometry.
1st kind / 2nd kind / 3rd kind BCs equations and diagram to give illustrations
∂T ∂T
T(x) at x=0 is Ti T(x) at x=L is To q ( x) at x = 0, q (0) = −k ; q ( x) at x = L, q ( L) = k
∂x x =0 ∂x x=L
∂T ∂T
At x = 0,− k = hi [T ( x) − T∞ ]x =0 ; at x = L, q ( L) = k = ho [T ( x) − T∞ ]x = L
∂x x =0 ∂x x = L
“The natural process of heat transfer involves conduction, convection and radiation in isolated modes”.
The statement is false. The three modes of heat transfer take place in combined
Simple illustration for combined mode of heat transfer 3+2+
5
Solution:
2
A=0.75 x 0.80 =0.6 m
-8 2 4 2o
Q= 600W; Tamb =300K ; σ=5.67 x10 W/m K ; ε=0.9 ; h=15 W/m C
Q = 600 = Qconvection + Q radiation = hA(Ts − Tamb ) + σεA Ts4 − T amb
4
( )
= 15 × 0.6 × (Ts − 300) + 5.67 ×10 −8 × 0.9 × 0.6 × Ts4 − 300 4 ( )
600 = 9(Ts − 300) + 3.0168 ×10 −8
(T s
4
− 300 4
)
∴ Ts = 345.86 K
1b Expression for transient 2D heat conduction without internal heat generation (No derivation)
∂ 2 T ∂ 2 T 1 ∂T
+ =
∂x 2 ∂y 2 α ∂t
Solution:
r2=0.1m ; r1 =r2 -0.01=0.09m; r3 =0.1+0.01=0.11m; r4 =0.11+0.025=0.135m
2
k1=25 ; k2 = 0.3 ; k3= 0.4 W/mK; hi=65; ho = 15 W/m K
Ti= 300°C To=30°C; Ai =2π(0.09*1)=
Ti − To T −T T −T T − T3 T3 − T4 T4 − To
Q= = i 1 = 1 2 = 2 = =
Rci + Rt1 + Rt 2 + Rt 3 + Rco Rci Rt1 Rt 2 Rt 3 Rco 2+6+
1 1 1 r 1 r 1 r 2
Rci = ; Rco = ; Rt1 = ; Rt 2 =
Ln 2 Ln 3 ; Rt 3 = Ln 4
Ai hi Ao ho 2πk1 L r1
2πk 2 L r2 2πk 3 L r3
Rci = 0.027202; Rco = 0.078585; Rt1 = 0.000671; Rt 2 = 0.050557 ; Rt 3 = 0.081475
Ti − To 300 − 30
Q= = = 1132.125W
Rci + Rt1 + Rt 2 + Rt 3 + Rco 0.23849
T1 = Ti − Q( Rci ); T2 = T1 − Q ( Rt1 ); T3 = T2 − Q ( Rt 2 ); T4 = T3 − Q ( Rt 3 )
∴ T1 = 269.203; T2 = 268.444; T3 = 211.207; T4 = 118.96 o C
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Cube Lc =L/6= 0.5x10 m Sphere Lc =L/3= 1 x10 m
-3
Bi =hLc /k =0.025 Bi< 0.1(LSA applies) Bi =hLc /k = (5000x10 )/100=0.05 Bi<0.1 (LSA applies)
αt 1.6025 × 10 −5 ×15 αt 1.6025 × 10 −5 × 15 3+7
Fo = = = 961.5 Fo = = = 240.375
L 2
c (0.5 ×10 −3 ) 2 L 2
c (1× 10 −3 ) 2
T (t ) − Tamb T (t ) − Tamb
= e -Bi×Fo = e -24.0375 = 3.63 × 10 −11 = e -Bi×Fo = e -12.01875 = 6.0322 × 10 −6
Ti − Tamb Ti − Tamb
∴ T (t ) = Tamb + 3.63 × 10 −11 (210) = −9.99 o C ∴ T (t ) = Tamb + 6.0322 × 10 −6 (210) = −9.9987 o C
2b Solution
End insulated fin
L=0.1 m ; k=210 W/m K; h=20W/m2K; d=0.01 m ; Tamb=20oC ; To=100oC;
o
To find :x=? if T(x)=50 C and T(0.02)=? ;
: Qfin =? ; η=? ; Number of fins=20; Area: 0.5 x0.5 m of furnace wall
π π
A= d2 = (0.01) 2 = 7.8539 × 10 −5 m 2 P = πd = = 0.03141m
4 4
20 × 0.03141
0 .5 0.5
hP
m= = −5
= 6.1715m −1 3+5+
kA 210 × 7.8539 × 10
2
T ( x) − Tamb cosh m( L − x)
=
To − Tamb cosh mL
50 − 20 cosh 6.1715(0.1 − x)
= 0.375 = ∴ x = ???
100 − 20 cosh 0.61715
T ( x) − 20 cosh 6.1715(0.1 − 0.02)
= ∴ T(x) = 95.17396 C
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100 − 20 cosh 0.61715
Q fin = (hPkA ) × (To − Tamb ) × tanh(mL) Q fin = 8.1431 × 0.5491 = 4.4713W
0.5
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“Critical thickness of insulation is not applicable to slab geometry” Comment with justifications
For a slab geometry heat transfer rate is given by
(Ti − To ) (Ti − To )
Q= =
Rins + Rconv L 1
kA + Ah 4+2+
4
As the magnitude of Rconv is independent of L and remains constant, hence Qmax occurs at L=0 and
progressively increases with ‘L’. Hence, critical thickness of insulation is not applicable to slab geometry.
Solution: Undersea cable insulation
r1=0.003 m; Ti =50oC; To= 7oC; h= 50 W/m2 oC; k= 0.2W/mK
highest heat transfer occurs at r2 =rc =k/h = 0.2/50 =0.004 m
(Ti − To ) (50 − 7) 43
Q= = = = 42.0537W
Rins + Rconv 1 0.004 1 0.2288 + 0.7937
In +
2π (0.2)(1) 0.003 2π (0.004)(1)(50)
(Ti − To ) (50 − 7) 43
Qbare = = = = 40.5265W
Rconv 1 1.0610
2π (0.003)(1)(50)
(Q − Qbare ) ( 42.0537 − 40.5265)
% drop in heat transfer = ins × 100 = × 100 = 3.6315% The under-
Qins (42.0537)
3b Brief explanation on thermal diffusivity (α) =k/ρCp
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Brief explanation on ‘U’ for composite slab with BCs of 3 kind:
(Ti − To ) (Ti − To )
Q= = UA(Ti − To ); ∴U = W / m 2o C 4+4+
Rci + Rt1 + Rt 2 + Rt1 + Rco [Rci + Rt1 + Rt 2 + Rt1 + Rco ]A 2
Solution:
k1:k2 = 1:3. k1 =0.006 W/mK k2=3k1 hence k2=3k1=3(0.006)=0.018 W/mK
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1 1 L L
Rci = ; Rco = ; Rt1 = 1 ; Rt 2 = 2 ; Rtotal = R ci + R t1 + R t2 + Rco
Ahi Aho Ak1 Ak1
Rci = 0.1; Rco = 0.025; Rt1 = 8.333; Rt 2 = 2.777; R total = 11.235 o C / W
(30 − (−25))
Q= = 4.8954W
11.235
(30 − T1 )
4.8954 = ∴ T1 = 30 − 4.8954(0.1) = 29.51o C
0.1
(29.51 − T2 )
4.8954 = ∴ T2 = -11.28o C
8.333
(−11.28 − T3 )
4.8954 = ∴ T3 = -24.87 o C
2.777
(−24.87 − To )
4.8954 = ∴ To = −24.99 ≈ −25 o C (verification)
0.025
With thermal contact resistance existing:
Rtotal = R ci + R t1 + Rt ,contact + R t2 + Rco = 11.235 + 0.05 = 11.285o C/W
(30 − (−25))
Q1 = = 4.8737W
11.285
(Q − Q1 ) (4.8954 − 4.8737)
%change in heat transfer = × 100 = × 100 = 0.4432%
Q 4.8954
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1b Obtain expression for steady state heat conduction through a hollow sphere from 1st principles
A composite sphere of 10 cm inside radius (k= 300 W/mK) of 10 mm thick, followed by two concentric
insulation layers (10 mm and 25 mm thick) with thermal conductivities of 0.5 W/mK and 0.4 W/mK 10
respectively. The inside is exposed to convective fluid at 200°C with hi = 50 W/m2K. The composite
wall on its outer side has air at 20°C with ho = 10 W/m2K. Assess heat fluxes on inner and outer
surfaces and plot radial interface temperatures for steady state heat transfer.
2b A long copper alloy (300 W/m K) solid rod of 8 mm diameter fixed to furnace wall (at 80°C) and
protrudes into air (at 20°C, h=20W/m2K). Find distance, measured from heated end of rod at which its 10
temperature reads 50oC and rod temperature 20 mm from base. Evaluate heat transfer rate, efficiency
and effectiveness if 200 such rods are fixed on 1.5 x1.5 m of furnace wall.
3a From first principles check if critical radius of insulation (rc) for spherical vessel is k/h.
“Critical thickness of insulation gives highest heat transfer rate for curved geometry” Comment with
justifications
The 8 cm radius steam pipe at 80oC surface temperature is to be insulated to minimize heat loss to 10
surroundings (h=5 W/m2 oC, 20oC) using glass wool insulation (k=0.8W/mK). Compare the heat loss per
meter length of pipe if insulated 5mm above and below critical radius against heat loss with bare pipe.
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6 semester BE (Mechanical Engineering)
Time: 75 Minutes Heat and Mass Transfer (15EMEC305) Max. Marks :40
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Note :Answer any two full Questions ISA-I (Make-up)(24 March 2023)
Use of Heat and mass transfer data Handbook is permitted
Answer any two full question
Scheme and Solutions
1a Boundary conditions brief explanation (spherical geometry) 1st / 2nd / 3rd kind
“The magnitude of heat flow is sum total of all three modes of heat transfer”- All modes of heat transfer occur
simultaneously and hence the total rate is equal to summation of all three modes.
Qtotal = Qconduction + Q convection + Q radiation
Numerical solution:
A=0.9 x 0.9 = 0.81 m2 ; Q=900 W; Qtotal = Q convection + Q radiation =hA(Tp-Tamb) +σεA(Tp4-Tamb4)
Substituting the given values σ= 5.67x10-8 W/m2K4 ; ε=0.8; Tamb=320 K; h=25 W/m2 oC
900==25x 0.81x(Tp-320) +5.67x10-8x0.8x (Tp4-3204)
By trial and error the solution of the above equation yields Tp= 354.739 K (3+2+5)
1b Expression for steady state heat conduction through a hollow sphere from 1st principles
(Ti − To ) (Ti − To ) (Ti − T1 ) (T1 − T2 ) (T2 − T3 ) (T3 − T4 ) (T4 − To )
Q= Q= = = = = =
ro − ri Rtotal Rthci Rth1 Rth 2 Rth 3 Rth1
4πkro ri
r1=0.1 m; r2 =0.11m; r3 =0.12m; r4 =0.145m; k1= 300 W/mK; k2= 0.5 W/mK; k3= 0.4 W/mK;
hi= 50 W/m2K; ho= 10 W/m2K; Ti= 200 oC; To= 20 oC;
(2+6+2)
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2a Explanation on non-lumped system analysis w.r.t. transient heat conduction- Bi > 0.1
Numerical solution
Data given: R=0.25cm; Ti =100oC ; Tamb =10oC ; h= 15 kW/m2 K; k=90 W/mK,; Cp=600J/kg K,
density =9000 kg/m3 ; t=20s ; T(20s)=?; α=k/ρCp =1.666x10-5 m2 /s
To find:
Geometry : wire Geometry : sphere
π 4 / 3πr 3 r 0.0025
d 2L Lc = = = = 0.00833
Lc = 4
d r 0.0025
= = = = 0.00125 4πr 2 3 3
πdL 4 2 2
hL 15 × 0.00125 hLc 15 × 0.00833
Bi = c = = 2.083 ×10 − 4 Bi = = = 0.00138
k 90 k 90
Bi<0.1 (LSA applicable) Bi<0.1 (LSA applicable)
ατ 1.666 × 10 × 20 −5
ατ 1.666 × 10 −5 × 20
Fo = = = 213.33 Fo = = = 4.8019
L2c 0.00125 2 L2c 0.00833 2
T (t ) − Tamb T (t ) − 10
= e − Bi× Fo ; = e − 0.006626 = 0.9933;
Ti − Tamb 100 − 10 (3+7)
T (t ) − 10 ∴ T (20) = 99.405C
= e − 0.0444 = 0.9565;∴ T (20) = 96.09C
100 − 10
π π
A= d2 = (0.008) 2 = 5.0265 ×10 − 5 m 2 P = πd = = 0.02513m
4 4
20 × 0.02513
0.5 0 .5
hP
m= = −5
= 5.7732m −1
kA 300 × 5.0265 ×10
T ( x) − Tamb 50 − 20
= e − mx = = 0.5; ∴ -0.6931 = -5.7732x ∴ x = 0.120m = 12cm
To − Tamb 80 − 20
T ( x) − 20 −5.7732( 0.02)
=e = 0.8909; ∴ T(20mm) = 73.45o C
80 − 20
Q fin = (hPkA ) × (To − Tamb ) Q fin = (0.007569909 ) × (80 − 20) = 5.2203W
0.5 0 .5
1 1 1 r 1 r
Rci = ; Rco = ; Rt 1 = In 2 ; Rt 2 = In 3
hi Ai ho Ao 2πk1 L r 1 2πk 2 L r 2
1 1
Rci = = 0.2122; Rco = = 0.1224;
15 × 0.3141 10 × 0.8168
1 0.09 1 0.13
R t1 = In = 2.3387 Rt 2 = In = 0.4877
2π × 0.04 × 1 0.05 2π × 0.12 × 1 0.09
Rtotal = 0.2122 + 0.1224 + 2.3387 + 0.4877 = 3.161o C / W
(20 − 15) (20 − 15)
Q= = 1.5871W Qwith ,,cr = = 1.4658W
3.161 3.161 + 0.25
(Ti − To ) (T − T1 ) (T1 − T2 ) (T2 − T3 ) (T3 − To )
Q= = i = = =
Rci + Rt1 + Rt 2 + Rco Rci Rt 1 Rt 2 Rco
(20 − T1 )
1.5871 = ∴T1 = 19.6632; T2 = 19.4689; T3 = 15.7571; To = 15.5628 (4+4+2)
0.2122