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Chemical Engineering 6453: Problem 1

1) The document describes a homework assignment to analyze the temperature profile of a copper wire moving through a coating process. It includes a diagram of the process showing three zones: inductive heating, fluidized bed coating, and water quenching. 2) Students are given the wire velocity, length and conditions of the first zone, heat transfer coefficients for each zone, and required initial and final wire temperatures. 3) The assignment is to calculate the temperature profile, specify missing operating parameters like heating power and third zone length, and make recommendations to optimize the design.

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Chemical Engineering 6453: Problem 1

1) The document describes a homework assignment to analyze the temperature profile of a copper wire moving through a coating process. It includes a diagram of the process showing three zones: inductive heating, fluidized bed coating, and water quenching. 2) Students are given the wire velocity, length and conditions of the first zone, heat transfer coefficients for each zone, and required initial and final wire temperatures. 3) The assignment is to calculate the temperature profile, specify missing operating parameters like heating power and third zone length, and make recommendations to optimize the design.

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Chemical Engineering 6453

Heat Transfer
Prof. Geoff Silcox
Spring 2005
Homework Assignment 6
Due Wednesday, 23 February, by 17:00.

Problem 1
A copper wire-coating operation is sketched below. The design and operating
conditions have not been finalized and you have been asked to review and
complete the design. The wire moves with uniform velocity V. In the first zone
the wire is heated inductively in air over a length L
1
. The volumetric heating term
is S, W/m
3
and there are some convective losses given by h
1
. In the second
zone, the wire passes through a fluidized bed of coating powder. In the third
zone the coated wire is quenched in water before going to a cutting and spooling
process. Given the following operating conditions and physical properties,
calculate the temperature profile in the wire and specify all missing operating and
design parameters. You may assume that the coating on the wire is thin and that
it does not significantly affect the heat transfer process or dimensions of the wire.
Include a copy of your code, output, and graphs as needed to support your one
or two paragraphs of conclusions and recommendations.

V, T
0
L
1
L
2
Coated
wire
Fluidized
bed of coating
powder
h
3
, T
3
h
1
, T
1
L
3
Bare
wire
S
h
2
, T
2


T(0) =T
0
=300 K h
1
=10 W/(m
2
K)
V =0.50 m/s h
2
=1000 W/(m
2
K)
L
1
=0.20 m h
3
=5000 W/(m
2
K)
S =? L
3
=?
T(L
1
) =425 K T(L
1
+L
2
+L
3
) =300 K
D =bare wire diameter =1.5 mm T
2
=310 K
L
2
=0.1 m T
3
=280 K
T
1
=325 K

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