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CHE 312 - Assignment 04

Q.1 The temperature of a gas stream is to be measured by a thermocouple whose junction can be
approximated as a 1.2-mm-diameter sphere. The thermal conductivity, density and specific heat
of the junction are k=35W/m·°C, rho=8500kg/m3, and Cp 320J/kg·°C, and the heat transfer
coefficient between the junction and the gas is h = 65 W/m2 · °C. Determine how long it will
take for the thermocouple to read 99 percent of the initial temperature difference.

Q.2 Consider a 1000-W iron whose base plate is made of 0.5-cm-thick aluminium alloy 2024-T6
(rho = 2770 kg/m3, Cp = 875 J/kg · °C, alpha= 7.3 x 10-5 m2/s). The base plate has a surface area
of 0.03 m2. Initially, the iron is in thermal equilibrium with the ambient air at 22°C. Taking the
heat transfer coefficient at the surface of the base plate to be 12 W/m2·°C and assuming 85
percent of the heat generated in the resistance wires is transferred to the plate, determine how
long it will take for the plate temperature to reach 140°C. Is it realistic to assume the plate
temperature to be uniform at all times?

Q.3 An electronic device dissipating 30 W has a mass of 20 g, a specific heat of 850 J/kg·°C,
and a surface area of 5 cm2. The device is lightly used, and it is on for 5 min and then off for
several hours, during which it cools to the ambient temperature of 25°C. Taking the heat transfer
coefficient to be 12 W/m2·°C, determine the temperature of the device at the end of the 5-min
operating period. What would your answer be if the device were attached to an aluminium heat
sink having a mass of 200 g and a surface area of 80 cm2? Assume the device and the heat sink
to be nearly isothermal.

Q.4 An ordinary egg can be approximated as a 5.5-cm- diameter sphere whose properties are
roughly k =0.6 W/m · °C and alpha= 0.14 x 10-6 m2/s. The egg is initially at a uniform
temperature of 8°C and is dropped into boiling water at 97°C. Taking the convection heat
transfer coefficient to be h=1400 W/m2·°C, determine how long it will take for the center of the
egg to reach 70°C.

Q.5 A long 35-cm-diameter cylindrical shaft made of stainless steel 304 (k=14.9W/m·°C
rho=7900kg/m3, Cp =477 J/kg·°C, and alpha = 3.95x10-6 m2/s) comes out of an oven at a
uniform temperature of 400°C. The shaft is then allowed to cool slowly in a chamber at 150°C
with an average convection heat transfer coefficient of h=60 W/m2·°C. Determine the
temperature at the center of the shaft 20 min after the start of the cooling process. Also,
determine the heat transfer per unit length of the shaft during this time period.

Q.6 Citrus fruits are very susceptible to cold weather, and extended exposure to subfreezing
temperatures can destroy them. Consider an 8-cm-diameter orange that is initially at 15°C. A
cold front moves in one night, and the ambient temperature suddenly drops to -6°C, with a heat
transfer coefficient of 15 W/m2 · °C. Using the properties of water for the orange and assuming
the ambient conditions to remain constant for 4 h before the cold front moves out, determine if
any part of the orange will freeze that night.

Q.7 A thick wood slab (k=0.17W/m·°C and alpha=1.28x 10-7 m2/s) that is initially at a uniform
temperature of 25°C is exposed to hot gases at 550°C for a period of 5 minutes. The heat transfer
coefficient between the gases and the wood slab is 35 W/m2·°C. If the ignition temperature of
the wood is 450°C, determine if the wood will ignite.

Q.8 A 5-cm-high rectangular ice block (k = 2.22 W/m·°C and alpha= 0.124 x 10-7 m2/s) initially
at -20°C is placed on a table on its square base 4cm x 4cm in size in a room at 18°C. The heat
transfer coefficient on the exposed surfaces of the ice block is 12 W/m2·°C. Where on the ice
block will the first liquid droplets appear? Disregarding any heat transfer from the base to the
table, determine how long it will be before the ice block starts melting.

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