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Tutorial MEC551

QUESTION 1

Heat transfer is achieved by three basic mechanism. Explain heat transfer by


conduction, using suitable equations and diagrams to support your answer.
QUESTION 2
Heat is generated at a constant rate of 2 x 107 W/m3 in a copper rod of radius 0.6 cm, length
1 m, and a thermal conductivity, k = 350 W/m K. The outer surface is subjected to convective
cooling into an ambient at 30oC with a heat transfer coefficient h = 150 W/m2.K.
Determine the surface temperature of the rod.
QUESTION 3
Consider a square plate with an overall dimension of 60 cm x 60 cm with a constant
thickness of 75 mm as shown in figure Q2. Determine the steady-state temperatures at the 4
interior nodes. Then, calculate the heat flux across the bottom surface if the thermal
conductivity, k = 150 W/m.K.
300oC
4

400oC

200oC
1

2
500oC

Figure Q3
QUESTION 4
Consider steady heat transfer in an L-shaped body with the cross-section as shown in Figure
Q2. The body thickness is 18 mm and heat transfer in the z-direction is negligible. The
thermal conductivity is k = 12 W/m.oC, and heat is uniformly generated in the body at a rate

g 7000 W / m 3
of

. The left, base, and bottom-right surface temperatures are known, and a

q R 3800 W / m 2
uniform heat flux of

is subjected as shown. Two of the plate surfaces is

influenced by convection. Each sub-divided section is at


Determine the temperatures at nodes 2, 3, 5 and 6.

x y 12mm.

Tutorial MEC551

76

11
8

10

Figure Q4

QUESTION 4
Oil at 25oC is forced over a flat plate 40 m long and 1 m wide at a free stream velocity of 5
m/s. The plate surface is held at 45oC.
a)
b)
c)

determine the velocity and thermal boundary layer thicknesses at the middle of the
plate,
calculate the total heat flux from the surface, and
sketch a plot of the local convective heat transfer coefficient profile over the laminar
region only. Plot for every 5 meters length.

Nu L 0.664 Re L

1/ 2

Pr 1 / 3

Nu L 0.037 Re L

0.8

1/ 3

for laminar flow all over

Pr

for turbulent flow all over

NuL (0.037 Re 871) Pr


0.8
L

1/ 3

for combination of laminar and turbulent flows


Properties of Oil
T (oC)
25
35
45

kW

m. C
o

0.2860
0.2864
0.2870

x 10-4
11.8
3.5
1.5

Pr
12500
3711
1630

Tutorial MEC551

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