Lecture-Heat Transfer Problems
Lecture-Heat Transfer Problems
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Practice Problem
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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.
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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.
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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.