FUNDAMENTAL CONCEPTS Heat transfer is energy in transit‚ which occurs as a result of temperature gradient or difference. This temperature difference is thought of as a driving force that causes heat to flow. The concepts of heat transfer and temperature‚ the key words in the discipline of heat transfer‚ are 2 of the most basic concepts of thermodynamics. dffffffffff rifffff orfff ffffffffff fv ing ff ce Rate of transport process= fffffffffff or rate = coefficient B driving force resist
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Practice Problems Set – 1 MEC301: Heat Transfer Q.1 The slab shown in the figure is embedded on five sides in insulation materials. The sixth side is exposed to an ambient temperature through a heat transfer coefficient. Heat is generated in the slab at the rate of 1.0 kW/m3. The thermal conductivity of the slab is 0.2 W/m-K. (a) Solve for the temperature distribution in the slab‚ noting any assumptions you must make. Be careful to clearly identify the boundary conditions. (b) Evaluate T at the
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overall heat transfer coefficient on the outer surface of the covered pipe is 10 W/m2.K. if the velocity of the steam is 10 m/s‚ at what point along the pipe will the steam begin condensing and what distance will be required for the steam to reach a mean temperature of 100 oC? Question 2: Consider a horizontal‚ thin walled circular tube of diameter D = 0.025 m submerge in a container of n-octadecane (paraffin)‚ which is used to store thermal energy. As hot water flows through the tube‚ heat is
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HEAT TRANSFER MECHANISMS Heat energy is being transferred from one location to another because of a temperature difference. The three mechanisms for heat transfer are: • Conduction. When you grip the hot handle of a pan on a stove‚ you feel conduction in action. Heat flows from the pan and along the length of the handle to its cooler free end. This is because one end of the rod is held at the high temperature‚ and the other end stays at the lower temperature. Although the rod itself doesn’t
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resistance R0 = 100 Ω at 0o C. If the resistance RT = 197.7 Ω in an oil bath‚ what is the temperature of the oil in the bath‚ given that RT = R0(1+αT)? Take R0 = 100 Ω R0 = resistance at 0o C α = 3.9083 x 10-3 /o C (2 marks) NDE Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Exam 2008 Name: _______________________________________ Read all the instructions before starting Do not open this paper until instructed Time allowed: 2 hours (plus 5 minutes reading time) Attempt ALL question in Section A (questions 1 – 12)
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Heat & Mass Lab 1: | | | 2/10/2011 2/10/2011 Executive Summary This experiment was conducted using a heat transfer unit. Many relationships were obtained and calculated from the observed results. To name a few; the log mean temperature difference‚ heat transfer coefficient‚ Reynolds‚ Nusselt and Graetz numbers. The main focus of this experiment is the heating and cooling of the oil fluid. This was achieved using the heating component in the heat exchanger and water flowing
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and observe the concept of Heat Transfer‚ by measuring the temperature distribution for steady state conduction of energy through a specific efficient unit. • Understand the Fourier Law of heat conduction and the usage of its equation in determining the rate of heat flow via solid materials. II. Theory : The Fourier Rate Equation: When a plane section of ∆x and a constant area A maintains a temperature difference ∆T‚ then the heat transfer rate per unit time by conduction
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FREESTUDY HEAT TRANSFER TUTORIAL 2 CONVECTION AND RADIATION This is the second tutorial in the series on basic heat transfer theory plus some elements of advanced theory. The tutorials are designed to bring the student to a level where he or she can solve problems ranging from basic level to dealing with practical heat exchangers. On completion of this tutorial the student should be able to do the following. • • Explain the use of the surface heat transfer coefficient. • Explain
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State Heat Transfer laboratory were to study the rates of heat transfer for different materials of varying sizes‚ to develop an understanding of the concepts of forced and free convection and to determine the heat transfer coefficients for several rods. These objectives were met by heating several rods and allowing them to cool through free convection in air‚ free convection in water and forced convection in water- while monitoring their change in temperature over change in time. Seven heat transfer
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Forced Convection Heat Transfer I. Introduction This laboratory deals with forced convection‚ forced convection can be considered as a staple of heat transfer. That is to say that forced convection can be found in almost any heat transfer problem‚ and thus understanding its importance and how it affects a given problem is one of the more important learning objectives/outcomes of heat transfer. When dealing with forced convection the most important section‚ after understanding how convection
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