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    Dr. Senthilmurugan S.

    Department of Chemical Engineering IIT Guwahati - Part 5

    Examples Steady conduction in slabs,


    cylinders and spheres; Critical
    thickness of insulation

    Multilayer Conduction
    Example 2-1 (J. P. Holman)

    5/12/16 | Slide 2

    An exterior wall of a house may be approximated by a 4-in


    layer of common brick [k = 0.7 W/m C] followed by a 1.5in layer of gypsum plaster [k =0.48 W/m C]. What
    thickness of loosely packed rock-wool insulation [k =0.065
    W/m C] should be added to reduce the heat loss (or gain)
    through the wall by 80 percent?

    Solution: Example 2.1


    Data : K brick = 0.7 W/m o C , KGP = 0.48 W/m o C
    KRW = 0.065 W/m o C

    10 cm

    Rock Wool
    [insulation]

    Plaster

    Heat loss with insulation = 0.2 * Heat loss without insulation

    Gypsum

    Brick

    In series resistance, Reff = RB + RP + RR


    q=
    => = q * Reff

    3.75 cm

    RB= oC / W , RP= oC / W
    = RB + RP= 0.221 oC / W
    = = 1.105 oC / W
    Resistance by rock wool = RR = 1.105 0.221 = 0.884 oC / W
    = 0.884 * 0.065 = 0.0575 m = 5.75 cm
    5/12/16 | Slide 3

    RR =

    Multilayer Cylindrical System


    Example 2-2

    5/12/16 | Slide 4

    A thick-walled tube of stainless steel [18% Cr, 8% Ni, k =19 W/m C]


    with 2-cm inner diameter (ID) and 4-cm outer diameter (OD) is covered
    with a 3-cm layer of asbestos insulation [k =0.2 W/m C]. If the inside
    wall temperature of the pipe is maintained at 600C, calculate the heat
    loss per meter of length. Also calculate the tubeinsulation interface
    temperature.

    Solution of 2.2 :
    Ksteel = KS = 19 W/m o C Kasbestos = KA = 0.2 W/m o C

    T1= 600 oC
    Ta = ?

    r 1 = 1 cm , r2= 2 cm , r3= 5 cm
    The heat flow is given by = =
    4

    cm

    cm

    3 cm

    2 cm

    Pipe

    = 680 W/m
    Since there is no accumulation of heat in the material, by
    heat balance we get ,
    = 680 W/m =
    The Interface temp. =Ta= 595.8 oC
    Since KA << Ks , So major drop in temp. occurs in Asbestos.

    5/12/16 | Slide 5

    Asbestos
    Insulation
    T2= 100 oC

    Heat Transfer Through a Composite Wall


    Example 2-3

    Two-by-four wood studs have actual dimensions of 4.139.21 cm and


    a thermal conductivity of 0.1W/m C. A typical wall for a house is
    constructed as shown Figure Example 2-3. Calculate the overall heattransfer coefficient and R value of the wall.

    5/12/16 | Slide 6

    The wall section may be considered


    as having two parallel heat-flow
    paths: (1) through the studs,
    and (2) through the insulation.
    (1)Heat transfer through studs (A = 0.0413 m2 for unit
    depth).
    (a) Convection resistance outside of brick R =1/hA =1/
    (15)(0.0413)= 1.614 C/W
    (b) Conduction resistance in brick
    R = x/kA = 0.08/(0.69)(0.0413)= 2.807C/W
    (c) Conduction resistance through outer sheet R =x/kA
    = 0.019/(0.96)(0.0413)= 0.48 C/W
    (d) Conduction resistance through wood stud R = x/kA
    =0.0921/(0.1)(0.0413)= 22.3 C/W
    (e) Conduction resistance through inner sheet R =x/kA
    =0.019/(0.48)(0.0413) = 0.96 C/W
    (f) Convection resistance on inside R =1/hA = 1/(7.5)
    (0.0413) = 3.23 C/W
    The total thermal resistance through the wood stud
    section is
    Rtotal = 1.614 + 2.807 + 0.48 + 22.3 + 0.96 + 3.23 =
    31.39 C/W
    5/12/16 | Slide 7

    (2) Insulation section (A = 0.406 0.0413 m2 for unit depth).


    Through the insulation section, five of the materials are the same, but the resistances
    involve different area terms, i.e., 40.6 4.13 cm instead of 4.13 cm, so that each of the
    previous resistances must be multiplied by a factor of 4.13/(40.6 4.13) = 0.113.
    The resistance through the insulation is R =x/kA=0.0921/(0.04)(0.406 0.0413)= 6.31
    and the total resistance through the insulation section is
    Rtotal = (1.614 + 2.807 + 0.48 + 0.96 + 3.23)*(0.113) + 6.31 = 7.337 C/W
    Roverall =1/((1/31.39) + (1/7.337)) = 5.947 C/W
    q = UAT =T/Roverall
    where A is the area of the total section = 0.406 m 2. Thus, U =1/RA = 1/(5.947)(0.406) =
    0.414 W/m2 C
    As we have seen, the R value is somewhat different from thermal resistance and is
    given by R value =1/U =1/0.414 = 2.414C m2/W
    * R value involves a unit area concept, while the thermal resistance does not.

    5/12/16 | Slide 8

    Cooling Cost Savings with Extra Insulation


    Example 2-4

    A small metal building is to be constructed of corrugated steel sheet


    walls with a total wall surface area of about 300m2. The air
    conditioner consumes about 1kW of electricity for every 4kW of
    cooling supplied. Two wall constructions are to be compared on the
    basis of cooling costs. Assume that electricity costs $0.15/kWh.
    Determine the electrical energy savings of using 260mm of fiberglass
    batt insulation instead of 159mmof fiberglass insulation in the wall.
    Assume an overall temperature difference across the wall of 20C on
    a hot summer day in Texas.

    5/12/16 | Slide 9

    Solution 2.4:
    From Table 2.2 , the overall heat transfer coefficients are

    Heat gain , q = UAT


    q (260-mm fiberglass) = (0.17)(300)(20) = 1020 W
    q (159-mm fiberglass) = (0.31)(300)(20) = 1860 W
    Savings due to extra insulation = 840 W
    Extra electric power consumed to supply this extra cooling = (840)(1/4) = 210 W
    and the cost is Cost = (0.210kW)(0.15$/kWh) = 0.0315 $/hr
    Assuming 10-hr/day operation for 23 days/month this cost becomes (0.0315)(10)
    (23) = $7.25/month

    5/12/16 | Slide 10

    Overall Heat-Transfer Coefficient for a Tube


    Example 2-5

    Water flows at 50C inside a 2.5-cm-inside-diameter tube such that hi


    =3500 W/m2 C. The tube has a wall thickness of 0.8 mm with a
    thermal conductivity of 16 W/m C. The outside of the tube loses heat
    by free convection with ho = 7.6W/m2C. Calculate the overall heattransfer coefficient and heat loss per unit length to surrounding air at
    20C.

    5/12/16 | Slide 11

    Solution 2.5:
    0.08 cm

    Kwall = 16 W/m C ,

    Water
    50C

    2.5 cm
    hi = 3500 W/m2C

    ho = 7.6 W/m2 C

    q= =
    The outside convection
    resistance is the largest and is
    the controlling resistance for the
    total heat transfer.
    U=

    5/12/16 | Slide 12

    T = 20C

    Critical Insulation Thickness


    Example 2-6

    Calculate the critical radius of insulation for asbestos [k =0.17 W/m C]


    surrounding a pipe and exposed to room air at 20C with h=3.0 W/m2 C.
    Calculate the heat loss from a 200C, 5.0-cm-diameter pipe when covered with the
    critical radius of insulation and without insulation

    5/12/16 | Slide 13

    Solution 2.6:

    ro = = =0.0567 m = 5.67 cm

    The inside radius of the insulation is =2.5 cm, so the heat transfer is calculated from Equation

    q=
    = 105.7 W/m

    q/L=

    Without insulation the convection from the outer surface of the pipe is

    q/L =h(2r)(Ti To)=(3.0)(2)(0.025)(20020)=84.8 W/m

    5/12/16 | Slide 14

    So, the addition of 3.17 cm (5.672.5) of insulation actually increases the heat transfer by 25
    percent.
    As an alternative, fiberglass having a thermal conductivity of 0.04 W/m C might be employed
    as the insulation material. Then, the critical radius would be
    ro = =0.0133 m = 1.33 cm
    Now, the value of the critical radius is less than the outside radius of the pipe (2.5 cm), so
    addition of any fiberglass insulation would cause a decrease in the heat transfer. In a practical
    pipe insulation problem, the total heat loss will also be influenced by radiation as well as
    convection from the outer surface of the insulation.

    5/12/16 | Slide 15

    Heat Source with Convection


    Example 2-7

    5/12/16 | Slide 16

    A current of 200 A is passed through a stainless-steel wire


    [k =19 W/m C] 3 mm in diameter. The resistivity of the
    steel may be taken as 70 cm, and the length of the wire
    is 1 m. The wire is submerged in a liquid at 110 C and
    experiences a convection heat-transfer coefficient of 4
    kW/m2 C. Calculate the center temperature of the wire.

    Solution 2-7

    All the power generated in the wire must be dissipated by convection to the liquid:

    P = I2R = q= hA (Tw T) ....(a)

    The resistance of the wire is calculated from

    R = *

    where is the resistivity of the wire. The surface area of the wire is dL, so from Equation
    (a),

    (200)2(0.099)=4000(3103)(1)(Tw 110)=3960 W
    And Tw =215C [419F]
    The heat generated per unit volume q is calculated from
    P = qV = qr2L
    so that
    =560.2 MW/m3 [5.41107 Btu/h.ft3]
    Finally, the center temperature of the wire is calculated from Equation
    =+215= 231.6C [449F]

    5/12/16 | Slide 17

    Straight Aluminium Fin


    Example 2-9

    5/12/16 | Slide 18

    An aluminum fin [k =200 W/m C] 3.0 mm thick and 7.5 cm


    long protrudes from a wall, as in Figure 2-9. The base is
    maintained at 300C, and the ambient temperature is 50C
    with h=10 W/m2 C. Calculate the heat loss from the fin
    per unit depth of material.

    Solution 2-9

    We may use the approximate method of solution by extending the fin a fictitious length
    t/2 and then computing the heat transfer from a fin with insulated tip as given by
    Equation
    Lc = L+t/2=7.5+0.15=7.65 cm [3.01 in]
    when the fin depth z>>t. So,

    q=(tanh*m*Lc)
    For a 1 m depth
    A=(1)(3103)=310-3m 2 [4.65 in2]
    and
    q = (5.774)(200)(310-3)(30050) tanh [(5.774)(0.0765)]
    = 359 W/m [373.5 Btu/h ft]

    5/12/16 | Slide 19

    Influence of Contact Conductance on Heat Transfer


    Example 2-12

    5/12/16 | Slide 20

    Two 3.0-cm-diameter 304 stainless-steel bars, 10 cm long,


    have ground surfaces and are exposed to air with a surface
    roughness of about 1 m. If the surfaces are pressed
    together with a pressure of 50 atm and the two-bar
    combination is exposed to an overall temperature
    difference of 100C, calculate the axial heat flow and
    temperature drop across the contact surface.

    Solution 2-12
    The overall heat flow is subject to three thermal resistances, one conduction resistance for
    each
    bar, and the contact resistance. For the bars
    = =8.679C/W
    contact resistance is
    = =0.747C/W
    The total thermal resistance is therefore
    Rth =(2)(8.679)+0.747=18.105

    and the overall heat flow is


    =5.52 W [18.83 Btu/h]
    The temperature drop across the contact is found by taking the ratio of the contact resistance
    to the total thermal resistance:
    =4.13C [39.43F]
    In this problem the contact resistance represents about 4 percent of the total resistance.

    5/12/16 | Slide 21

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