Mild steel nails were driven through a solid wood wall consisting of two layers, each 15 mm thick, for reinforcement. If the total cross- sectional area of the nails is 0.75% of the wall area, determine the unit thermal conductance of the composite wall, total heat flow, heat flow through the nail alone and the percent of the total heat flow that passes through the nails when the temperature difference across the wall is 35°C. Neglect contact resistance between the wood layers. Wood (Pine) (kyw) = 0.15 W/(m K); Mild steel (1% C) (kg) = 43 W/(m K)

1.3 A furnace wall is to be constructed of brick having standard dimensions of Two kinds of material are available. One has a maximum usable temperature of 1040°C and a thermal conductivity of 1.7 W/(m K), and the other has a maximum temperature limit of 870°C and a thermal conductivity of 0.85 W/(m K). The bricks have the same cost and are laid in any manner, but we wish to design the most economical wall for a furnace with a temperature of 1040°C on the hot side and 200°C on the cold side. If the maximum amount of heat transfer permissible is 950 , determine the most economical arrangement using the available bricks.

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.)

Using Table 1.4 as a guide, prepare a similar table showing the orders of magnitude of the thermal resistances of a unit area for convection between a surface and various fluids.

2.15 Suppose that a pipe carrying a hot fluid with an external temperature of and outer radius is to be insulated with an insulation material of thermal conductivity k and outer radius . Show that if the convection heat transfer coefficient on the outside of the insulation is and the environmental temperature is , the addition of insulation actually increases the rate of heat loss if , and the maximum heat loss occurs when . This radius, is often called the critical radius.

2.29 In a cylindrical fuel rod of a nuclear reactor, heat is generated internally according to the equation where = local rate of heat generation per unit volume at r = outside radius = rate of heat generation per unit volume at the centerline Calculate the temperature drop from the centerline to the surface for a 2.5-cm-diameter rod having a thermal conductivity of if the rate of heat removal from its surface is 1.6 .

1.63 Liquid oxygen (LOX) for the space shuttle is stored at 90 K prior to launch in a spherical container 4 m in diameter. To reduce the loss of oxygen, the sphere is insulated with superinsulation developed at the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology's Cryogenic Division; the superinsulation has an effective thermal conductivity of 0.00012 W/m K. If the outside temperature is on the average and the LOX has a heat of vaporization of 213 J/g, calculate the thickness of insulation required to keep the LOX evaporation rate below 200 g/h.

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Q2/ A composite wall is formed of a 2.5 cm copper plate, a 3.2 mm layer of asbestos, and a 5 cm layer of fiberglass. The wall is subjected to an overall temperature difference of 560 C. Calculate the heat flow per unit area through the composite structure.

6. a. The heat flux applied to the walls of the biomass combustion furnace is 20 W/m2. The furnace walls have a thickness of 10 mm and a thermal conductivity of 12 W/m.K. If the wall surface temperature is measured to be 50oC on the left and 30oC on the right, prove that conduction heat transfer occurs at a steady state!b. Heating the iron cylinder on the bottom side is done by placing the iron on the hotplate. This iron has a length of 20 cm. The surface temperature of the hotplate is set at 300oC while the top side of the iron is in contact with the still outside air. To reach the desired hotplate temperature, it takes 5 minutes. Then it takes 15 minutes to measure the temperature of the upper side of the iron cylinder at 300oC. Show 3 proofs that heat transfer occurs transiently