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HMT Unit-I

The document covers various topics related to heat transfer, including equations for three-dimensional heat conduction, examples of heat conduction with generation, and definitions of key concepts such as thermal diffusivity and Fourier's Law. It also includes practical problems involving heat transfer calculations for different scenarios, such as double pane windows, insulated pipes, and heat dissipation in electric motors. Additionally, it discusses boundary conditions, thermal conductivity, and lumped capacity analysis.

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HMT Unit-I

The document covers various topics related to heat transfer, including equations for three-dimensional heat conduction, examples of heat conduction with generation, and definitions of key concepts such as thermal diffusivity and Fourier's Law. It also includes practical problems involving heat transfer calculations for different scenarios, such as double pane windows, insulated pipes, and heat dissipation in electric motors. Additionally, it discusses boundary conditions, thermal conductivity, and lumped capacity analysis.

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UNIT-I

PART A
Write the three-dimensional heat transfer Poisson and laplace equation in cartesian co-
ordinates.
Write any two examples of heat conduction with heat generation.
What is meant by transient heat conduction?
What is thermal diffusivity?
Will the thermal contact resistance be greater for smooth or rough plain surface? Why?
State Fourier’s Law of conduction. Why negative sign is used?
What are the assumptions carried out during steady state conduction heat transfer
analysis?
What are the two mechanism of heat conduction in solids?
What is fin? What are the different types of fin profile?
List down the three types of boundary conditions.
State newton’s law of cooling?
Define coefficient of thermal conductivity
What is meant by critical thickness of insulation
What are heisler charts?
What is meant by lumped capacity analysis?
PART B
Derive the general 3-D heat conduction equation Cartesian co-ordinate.
Consider 1.2 m high and 2 m wide double pane window consisting of two 3 mm thick
layers of glass (k=0.78 W/m K) separated by a 12 mm wide stagnant air space
(k=0.026 W/m K). Determine the steady rate of heat transfer through this double pane
window and temperature of its inner surface when the room is maintained at 240C.
While the outdoor temperature is -5oC take the convection heat transfer co-efficient of
inner and outer surface of the window to be 10W/m2 K and 25 W/m2K respectively.
A cylinder 1m long and 5cm in diameter is placed in an atmosphere at 45⁰C. It is
provided with 10 longitudinal straight fins of material having k=120 W/m K. The
height of 0.76 mm thick fin is 1.27cm from the cylinder surface. The heat transfer co-
efficient between the cylinder and atmospheric air is 17 W/m2 K. Calculate the heat
transfer and the temperature at the end of the fins with the surface temperature of
cylinder is 150⁰C.
A steel pipe line of thermal conductivity 50 W/mK, of inner diameter 100 mm and
outer diameter 110 mm is to be covered with two layers of insulation each having a
thickness of 50 mm. the thermal conductivity of the first insulation material is 0.06
W/mK and that of the second insulating material is 0.12 W/mK. Find the loss of heat
per meter length of pipe and the interface temperature between the two layers of
insulation when the temperature of the inside tube surface is 250oC and that of the
outside surface of the insulation is 50oC.
The rate of heat generation in slab of thickness 160 mm with thermal conductivity of k
= 180 W/m⁰C is 1.2 x 106 W/m3. If the temperature of the each surface of solid is
120⁰C. Determine (i) The temperature at the mid and quarter planes. (ii) The heat flow
rate and temperature gradient at the mid plane
A body of an electric motor is 360mm in diameter and 240mm long. It dissipates
360W of heat and its surface temperature should not exceed 550C. Longitudinal fins of
15mm thickness and 40mm height are proposed. The heat transfer co-efficient is 40
W/m2K when the ambient temperature 300C. Determine the number of fins required, if
‘k’ of the fin material is 40 W/m K.
A steel pipe with 50mm OD is covered with two layers of insulation. The inner layer is
7.5mm thick and has a k=0.3 W/m K and top layer is 20 mm thick and k=0.12 W/m K.
The pipe wall is 3150C and the outside air temperature is 250C. Determine the surface
temperature and heat loss per meter length for 10 minutes. Take the convective heat
transfer co-efficient between air and the surface as 16 W/m2K
A 12 cm diameter long bar initially at a uniform temperature of 40oC is placed in a
medium at 650oC with a convective coefficient of 22 W/m2K. Calculate the time
required for the bar to reach 255oC. Take k = 20W/mK, ρ = 580 kg/m3 and c = 1050
J/kg K.
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