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Tutorial III

The document outlines a tutorial on heat transfer for the Department of Chemical Engineering at NITK, dated January 13, 2025. It includes various problems related to heat loss calculations, insulation thickness requirements, and heat flow rates in different scenarios involving pipes and materials with specified thermal conductivities. The tutorial emphasizes practical applications of heat transfer principles in engineering contexts.

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Tutorial III

The document outlines a tutorial on heat transfer for the Department of Chemical Engineering at NITK, dated January 13, 2025. It includes various problems related to heat loss calculations, insulation thickness requirements, and heat flow rates in different scenarios involving pipes and materials with specified thermal conductivities. The tutorial emphasizes practical applications of heat transfer principles in engineering contexts.

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Department of Chemical Engineering, NITK

Tutorial-III: Heat Transfer (CH250)


Date : 13-01-2025

1)It is required to reduce the heat loss from a furnace wall by increasing the
thickness of its brickwork by 100 %. The temperature of the inner surface of
the brickwork is 913 K and the atmosphere is at 313 K. The temperature at
the outer surface before increasing the wall thickness was 513 K. Estimate
the percentage decrease in heat loss due to increase in brickwork thickness
assuming no change in the conductivity and heat transfer coefficient.

2) A steel pipe, 33.4 mm outside dimeter, having 480 K outer temperature


placed in a still air at 305 K. The heat transfer coefficient from the outer
surface is 8.5 W/(m2.K). It is proposed to add insulation to the outer surface
for reducing the heat loss by 50%. Calculate the thickness of insulation
required if the pipe temperature and heat transfer coefficient remain
unchanged. k for insulating material = 0.07 W/(m.K). (HW)

3) A hot gas at 573 K is flowing through a long metal pipe (ID = 94 mm and
OD = 100 mm) having thermal conductivity of 58 W/(m.K). From the stand
point of safety and energy conservation, mineral wool insulation having
thermal conductivity of 0.052 W/(m.K) is wrapped around it so that the
exposed surface of insulation is at 323 K. Calculate the thickness of insulation
required to achieve this temperature if inside and outside heat transfer
coefficients are 29 W/(m2.K) and 12 W/(m2.K), and the surrounding air
temperature is 298 K. Also find the rate of heat loss per unit length. (HW)

4) The outside and inside fluid temperatures of a steel pipe are 373 K and
473 K. The inside and outside diameter of the pipe are 180 mm and 240
mm. Calculate,
a. The heat loss per unit length of the pipe.
b. The reduction in heat loss if a layer of insulation (50 mm thick) having
thermal conductivity 0.05 W/(m2.K) for the inner and outer surface and
k for the pipe material = 40 W/(m.K).
5) A special thermobox is made of a 20 mm thick stainless steel plate [k = 60
W/(m.K)], insulated with a 20 mm thick asbestos layer [k = 0.10 W/(m.K)].
If the inner wall of the plate is exposed to hot gas at 798 K with a heat
transfer coefficient of 100 W/(m2.K) and the outer surface of asbestos
is in contact with cool air at 298 K with heat transfer coefficient of 25
W/(m2.K), calculate
a. The heat flux across the layers (per m2 of the surface area) and
b. The interfacial temperature between layers.

6) Calculate the heat flow rate per unit length through a long tube of inner
diameter 2 cm and outer diameter 4 cm.
Given:
(i) The thermal conductivity of the material of the tube is 0.58 W/m K.
(ii) The inner wall of the tube is at 70°C.
(iii) Saturated steam at 100 °C is condensing on the outer surface of the
tube.

7) Asbestos insulation (k = 0.20 W/m K) is put on a steel pipe (1.6 cm ID, 2


cm OD). Hot water at 90 °C flows through the pipe and the heat transfer
coefficient (hi) is 500 W/m2K. Heat is lost from the outer surface by
natural convection to surrounding air at 30 °C and the heat transfer
coefficient (ho) is 10 W/m2K. Calculate the heat loss rate per meter
length for insulation thickness of 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 cm. plot the result
and discuss the variation obtained.

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