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Lecture-Heat Transfer Problems

The document contains several practice problems related to heat transfer through different materials and structures, including glass windows, refrigerator walls, and brick walls. Each problem provides specific dimensions, thermal conductivities, and temperature conditions to calculate the steady rate of heat transfer and surface temperatures. The problems emphasize one-dimensional heat transfer and include considerations for convection heat transfer coefficients.

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Lecture-Heat Transfer Problems

The document contains several practice problems related to heat transfer through different materials and structures, including glass windows, refrigerator walls, and brick walls. Each problem provides specific dimensions, thermal conductivities, and temperature conditions to calculate the steady rate of heat transfer and surface temperatures. The problems emphasize one-dimensional heat transfer and include considerations for convection heat transfer coefficients.

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Heat Transfer

Modes of Heat Transfer


Practice Problems
Practice Problem
Consider a 0.8-m-high and 1.5-m-wide glass window with a
thickness of 8 mm and a thermal conductivity of k 0.78 W/m · °C.
Determine the steady rate of heat transfer through this glass
window and the temperature of its inner surface for a day during
which the room is maintained at 20°C while the temperature of the
outdoors is 10°C. Take the heat transfer coefficients on the inner
and outer surfaces of the window to be h1 10 W/m2 · °C and h2 40
W/m2 · °C, which includes the effects of radiation.

2
Practice Problem

Consider a 0.8-m-high and 1.5-m-wide double-pane window


consisting of two 4-mm-thick layers of glass (k 0.78 W/m · °C)
separated by a 10-mm-wide stagnant air space (k 0.026 W/m ·
°C). Determine the steady rate of heat transfer through this double-
pane window and the temperature of its inner surface for a day
during which the room is maintained at 20°C while the temperature
of the outdoors is 10°C. Take the convection heat transfer
coefficients on the inner and outer surfaces of the window to be h1
10 W/m2 · °C and h2 40 W/m2 · °C, which includes the effects of
radiation.

3
Practice Problem
The wall of a refrigerator is constructed of fiberglass insulation (k
0.035 W/m · °C) sandwiched between two layers of 1-mm-thick
sheet metal (k 15.1 W/m · °C). The refrigerated space is
maintained at 3°C, and the average heat transfer coefficients at the
inner and outer surfaces of the wall are 4 W/m 2 · °C and 9 W/m2 ·
°C, respectively. The kitchen temperature averages 25°C. The
temperature of the outer surface is 20°C. Determine the minimum
thickness of fiberglass insulation.

4
Practice Problem
Consider a 5-m-high, 8-m-long, and 0.22-m-thick wall whose representative cross section is as
given in the figure. The thermal conductivities of various materials used, in W/m · °C, are kA = kF =
2, kB = 8, kC = 20, kD = 15, and kE 35. The left and right surfaces of the wall are maintained at
uniform temperatures of 300°C and 100°C, respectively. Assuming heat transfer through the wall to
be one-dimensional, determine
(a) the rate of heat transfer through the wall; (b) the temperature at the point where the sections B,
D, and E meet; and (c) the temperature drop across the section F. Disregard any contact
resistances at the interfaces.

5
Practice Problem
A 4-m-high and 6-m-wide wall consists of a long 18-cm 30-cm cross section of horizontal bricks (k
= 0.72 W/m · °C) separated by 3-cm-thick plaster layers (k = 0.22 W/m · °C). There are also 2-cm-
thick plaster layers on each side of the wall, and a 2-cm-thick rigid foam (k = 0.026 W/m · °C) on the
inner side of the wall. The indoor and the outdoor temperatures are 22°C and 4°C, and the
convection heat transfer coefficients on the inner and the outer sides are h1 = 10 W/m2 · °C and h2 =
20 W/m2 · °C, respectively. Assuming one-dimensional heat transfer and disregarding radiation,
determine the rate of heat transfer through the wall.

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