Assgn4 Iitd Thermal
Assgn4 Iitd Thermal
Assgn4 Iitd Thermal
4. The arrangement shown is to be used to calibrate a heat flux gage. The gage has a black
surface that is10 mm in diameter and is maintained at 17C by means of a water-cooled
backing plate. The heater, 200 mm in diameter, has a black surface that is maintained at
800 K and is located 0.5 m from the gage. The surroundings and the air are at 27C and
the convection heat transfer coefficient between the gage and the air is 15 W/m2K.
(a) Determine the net radiation exchange between the heater and the gage.
(b) Determine the net transfer of radiation to the gage per unit area of the gage.
(c) What is the net heat transfer rate to the gage per unit area of the gage?
5. Consider the flat-plate solar collector coupled to a storage tank as shown. The collector
consists of a transparent cover plate and an absorber plate that are separated by an air
gap. The absorber plate has a coating for which 1 =0.96, and the cover plate has an
emissivity of 2 =0.92. With respect to radiation exchange, both plates may be
approximated as diffuse, gray surfaces.
Assume the collector is inclined at an angle of =60 and has dimensions of H = w =2 m
on a side, with an air gap of L =30 mm. The absorber and cover plates are at T1 =70C
and T2 =30C, respectively,
(a) What is the rate of heat transfer by free convection from the absorber plate and the net
rate of radiation exchange between the plates?
(b) The temperature of the absorber plate varies according to the flow rate of the working
fluid routed through the coiled tube. How will the free convection and radiant heat rates
change as a function of the absorber plate temperature?