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Introduction to Heat Transfer
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Author: Frank P. Incropera, David P. DeWitt, Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.86P
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To find the maximum allowable electric current, corresponding length and power rating of the heater.
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Example 1/ The roof of an electrically heated home is 6 m long, 8 m
wide, and 0.25 m thick, and is made of a flat layer of concrete whose
thermal conductivity is k 0.8 W/m.°C (Figure. 1-3). The temperatures
of the inner and the outer surfaces of the roof one night are measured to
be 15°C and 4°C, respectively, for a period of 10 hours. Determine the
rate of heat loss through the roof at night.
Concrete roof -
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generating cylindrical rod of 4 m
diameter was 30°C. What is the
difference temperature between
the center and surface in the case
of a sphere of 2 m diameter under
similar conditions? *
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Q2/ A metal plate of 4mm thickness
(k = 95.5 W/m°C) is exposed to
vapor at 100°C on one side and
cooling water at 25°C on the
opposite side. The heat transfer
coefficients on vapor side and
waterside are 14500 W/m^2°C and
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The thermal conductivity of a sheet of rigid, extruded insulation is reported to be k = 0.029 W/m-K. The measured temperature
difference across a 25-mm-thick sheet of the material is T – T2 = 12°C.
(a) What is the heat flux through a 3 m x 3 m sheet of the insulation, in W/m2?
(b) What is the rate of heat transfer through the sheet of insulation, in W?
(c) What is the thermal resistance of the sheet due to conduction, in K/W?
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