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    ME 303 | Heat Transfer Assignment 1

    Indian Institute of Technology Mandi


    School of Mechanical and Materials Engineering

    ME303 | Heat Transfer

    Assignment 1
    Due date: 18th April 2024
    Maximum Marks: 10

    1. Write a short note on the effect of the physical state of matter (solid, liquid and gases)
    on thermal conductivity.

    2. Write a note on the micro/nanoscale effects in solid state and fluid state on thermal
    conductivity. Use relevant figures to explain, where necessary.

    3. The base temperature of a fin, made of aluminum, having 5 mm diameter, is 373 K. It


    is exposed to the ambient temperature of 300 K and heat transfer coefficient of 100
    W/m2K. Using any scientific tool, plot the temperature distribution if the fin has
    infinite length. Also, estimate how long the rod must be for the assumption of infinite
    length to yield accurate estimate of heat loss.

    4. A thick-walled tube of stainless steel [18% Cr, 8% Ni, k=19 W/mK] with 2 cm inner
    diameter and 4 cm outer diameter is covered with a 3-cm layer of asbestos insulation
    [k=0.2 W/mK]. If the inside wall temperature of the tube is maintained at 600 C and
    the outer surface of the insulation is at 100 C, calculate the heat loss per meter length.
    Also, calculate the tube -insulation interface temperature. Critically evaluate, in which
    region the major drop in temperature occurs, and state possible reasons for this.

    5. Obtain an analytical expression for the temperature distribution T(x) in a plane wall
    having uniform surface temperatures T1 and T2, and a thermal conductivity which
    varies linearly with temperature: 𝑘 = 𝑘0 (1 + 𝑏𝑇).

    6. A prototype nuclear reactor has a fuel element design consisting of a thin aluminum
    tube (cladding) filled with the nuclear material. The resulting nuclear fuel pin is 2rs in
    diameter where the subscript s denotes the nuclear material outer surface (or the
    cladding inner surface). The interfacial temperature Ts is measured via thermocouples.
    Parameters are:
    𝑞̇ = 6.5 × 107 W/m3 𝑇𝑠 = 550 K
    𝑘𝑓 = 2.5 W/mK 𝑟𝑠 = 0.008 m
    Where f subscript denotes the nuclear fuel material. Determine the maximum
    temperature in the nuclear fuel pin. Compare this with the temperature at r=0.004 m

    7. Postmortem teams sometimes use the temperature of the dead body to find the time
    of the death. A person was found dead at his home at 7 AM. The temperature of the
    ME 303 | Heat Transfer Assignment 1

    body measured at 7 AM was found to be 28C, and the room where his body was
    found had air conditioning unit running at 21C. Assuming the heat transfer
    coefficient to be 6 W/m2K, estimate the time of death of that person. You may estimate
    the body as cylinder having 30 cm diameter and 180 cm length. The thermophysical
    properties of human body (close to room temperature) are: k =0.65 W/mK, =996
    kg/m3 and c=4178 J/kgK.

    8. Using scientific tool, plot the temperature variation, isotherms and heat flow lines for
    2-D conduction in a rectangular plate given below.

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