A hot plane surface is maintained at 100°C, and it is exposed to air at 25°C. The combined heat transfercoefficient between the surface and the air is 25 W/m²·K. You are tasked with designing an insulatingmaterial to cover the surface in order to reduce the heat transfer rate by 90%, meaning only 10% of theheat transfer would occur compared to the situation without insulation. The available insulating materialhas a thermal conductivity of 0.093 W/m·K. Assuming that the heat transfer coefficient and the surface/airtemperatures remain constant, calculate the required thickness of the insulating material in centimeters.

A hot plane surface is maintained at 100°C, and it is exposed to air at 25°C. The combined heat transfercoefficient between the surface and the air is 25 W/m²·K. You are tasked with designing an insulatingmaterial to cover the surface in order to reduce the heat transfer rate by 90%, meaning only 10% of theheat transfer would occur compared to the situation without insulation. The available insulating materialhas a thermal conductivity of 0.093 W/m·K. Assuming that the heat transfer coefficient and the surface/airtemperatures remain constant, calculate the required thickness of the insulating material in centimeters.

Principles of Heat Transfer (Activate Learning with these NEW titles from Engineering!)

8th Edition

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Author:Kreith, Frank; Manglik, Raj M.

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Chapter1: Basic Modes Of Heat Transfer

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.10P: 1.10 A heat flux meter at the outer (cold) wall of a concrete building indicates that the heat loss...

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1.1 On a cold winter day, the outer surface of a 0.2-m-thick concrete wall of a warehouse is exposed to temperature of –5°C, while the inner surface is kept at 20°C. The thermal conductivity of the concrete is 1.2 W/m K. Determine the heat loss through the wall, which is 10-m long and 3-m high. Problem 1.1
3.16 A large, 2.54-cm.-thick copper plate is placed between two air streams. The heat transfer coefficient on one side is and on the other side is . If the temperature of both streams is suddenly changed from 38°C to 93°C, determine how long it takes for the copper plate to reach a temperature of 82°C.
2.38 The addition of aluminum fins has been suggested to increase the rate of heat dissipation from one side of an electronic device 1 m wide and 1 m tall. The fins are to be rectangular in cross section, 2.5 cm long and 0.25 cm thick, as shown in the figure. There are to be 100 fins per meter. The convection heat transfer coefficient, both for the wall and the fins, is estimated to be K. With this information determine the percent increase in the rate of heat transfer of the finned wall compared to the bare wall.
2.55 A long, 1-cm-diameter electric copper cable is embedded in the center of a 25-cm-square concrete block. If the outside temperature of the concrete is 25oC and the rate of electrical energy dissipation in the cable is 150 W per meter length, determine temperatures at the outer surface and at the center of the cable.
2.30 An electrical heater capable of generating 10,000 W is to be designed. The heating element is to be a stainless steel wire having an electrical resistivity of ohm-centimeter. The operating temperature of the stainless steel is to be no more than 1260°C. The heat transfer coefficient at the outer surface is expected to be no less than in a medium whose maximum temperature is 93°C. A transformer capable of delivering current at 9 and 12 V is available. Determine a suitable size for the wire, the current required, and discuss what effect a reduction in the heat transfer coefficient would have. (Hint: Demonstrate first that the temperature drop between the center and the surface of the wire is independent of the wire diameter, and determine its value.)
3.17 A 1.4-kg aluminum household iron has a 500-W heating element. The surface area is . The ambient temperature is 21°C, and the surface heat transfer coefficient is . How long after the iron is plugged in does its temperature reach 104°C?
One end of a 0.3-m-long steel rod is connected to a wall at 204C. The other end is connected to a wall that is maintained at 93C. Air is blown across the rod so that a heat transfer coefficient of 17W/m2 K is maintained over the entire surface. If the diameter of the rod is 5 cm and the temperature of the air is 38C, what is the net rate of heat loss to the air?
A high-speed computer is located in a temperature-controlled room at 26C. When the machine is operating, its internal heat generation rate is estimated to be 800 W. The external surface temperature of the computer is to be maintained below 85C. The heat transfer coefficient for the surface of the computer is estimated to be 10W/m2K. What surface area would be necessary to assure safe operation of this machine? Comment on ways to reduce this area.
As a designer working for a major electric appliance manufacturer, you are required to estimate the amount of fiberglass insulation packing (k = 0.035 W/m K) that is needed for a kitchen oven shown in the figure below. The fiberglass layer is to be sandwiched between a 2-mm-thick aluminum cladding plate on the outside and a 5-mm-thick stainless steel plate on the inside that forms the core of the oven. The insulation thickness is such that the outside cladding temperature does not exceed 40C when the temperature at the inside surface of the oven is 300C. Also, the air temperature in the kitchen varies from 15Cto33C, and the average heat transfer coefficient between the outer surface of the oven and air is estimated to be 12.0W/m2K. Determine the thickness of the fiberglass insulation that is required for these conditions. What would be the outer surface temperature when the inside surface of the oven is at 475C?
1.37 Mild steel nails were driven through a solid wood wall consisting of two layers, each 2.5-cm thick, for reinforcement. If the total cross-sectional area of the nails is 0.5% of the wall area, determine the unit thermal conductance of the composite wall and the percent of the total heat flow that passes through the nails when the temperature difference across the wall is 25°C. Neglect contact resistance between the wood layers.
Question 3: A flat wall is exposed to an environmental temperature of 38 oC. The wall is covered with a layer of insulation 2.5 cm thick whose thermal conductivity is 1.4 W/m oC, and the temperature of the wall on the inside of the insulation is 315 oC. The wall loses heat to the environment by convection. Compute the value of the convection heat-transfer coefficient that must be maintained on the outer surface of the insulation to ensure that the outer-surface temperature does not exceed 41oC.
2. A refrigerated cold room wall has a thickness of 100mm and a thermal conductivity 0.14 W/m-K. The room wall has a 60mm thick internal lining of cork having a thermal conductivity of 0.05 W/m.K. The thermal conductance between the exposed faces and the respective atmosphere is 12 W/m²-K. If the room is maintained at 0°C and the external atmospheric temperature is 20°C, Calculate the heat loss rate through 1m² of the wall.