Tutorial
1(b)-Heat
Generation,
Critical
Thickness,
Transient
Heat
Transfer
1. A
2-kW
resistance
heater
wire
with
thermal
conductivity
of
k
=20
W/moC,
diameter
of
D
=
4
mm,
and
length
of
L=
0.9
m
is
used
to
boil
water.
If
the
outer
surface
temperature
of
the
resistance
wire
is
Ts
=
110
oC,
determine
the
temperature
at
the
centre
of
the
wire.
2. Heat
is
generated
uniformly
at
a
rate
of
10
kW
per
meter
length
of
a
0.2
cm-diameter
electric
resistance
wire
made
of
nickel
steel
(k
=
10
W/m
oC).
Determine
the
temperature
difference
between
the
centreline
and
the
surface
of
the
wire.
3. Consider
a
homogenous
spherical
piece
of
radioactive
material
of
radius,
ro
=
0.04
m
that
is
generating
heat
at
a
constant
rate,
egen
=
4x107
W/m3.
The
heat
generated
is
dissipated
to
the
environment
steadily.
The
outer
surface
of
sphere
is
maintained
at
a
uniform
temperature
of
80
oC
and
the
thermal
conductivity
of
sphere
is
k
=
15
W/moC.
Assuming
one
dimentional
heat
flow,
determine
the
temperature
at
the
centre
of
the
sphere.
4. A
2.2
mm-diameter
and
10
m-long
electric
wire
us
tiggly
wrapped
with
a
1
mm-thick
plastic
cover
whose
thermal
conductivity
is
k
=
0.15
W/moC.
Current
of
13
A
passes
through
the
wire
with
a
voltage
drop
of
8
V.
If
the
insulated
wire
is
exposed
to
a
medium
at
T=
30oC
with
a
heat
transfer
coefficient
of
h
=
24
W/m2
oC.
Determine
the
temperature
at
the
interface
of
the
wire
and
the
plastic
cover
in
steady
operation.
Also,
determine
if
doubling
the
thickness
of
the
plastic
cover
will
increase
or
decrease
this
interface
temperature.
5. A
5
mm-diameter
spherical
ball
at
50
oC
is
covered
by
a
1
mm-thick
plastic
insulation
(k
=
0.13
W/moC).
The
ball
is
exposed
to
a
medium
at
15
oC,
with
a
combined
convection
and
radiation
heat
transfer
coefficient
of
20
W/m2
oC.
Calculate
the
heat
transfer
of
the
ball
with
and
without
insulation,
assuming
steady
state.
6. The
temperature
of
a
jet
stream
is
to
be
measured
by
a
thermocouple
whose
junction
can
be
approximated
as
a
1-mm-diameter
sphere.
The
properties
of
the
junction
are
k=35
W/[Link],
=
8500
kg/m3
and
Cp
=
320
J/[Link]
and
the
convection
heat
transfer
coefficient
between
junction
and
the
gas
is
h
=210
W/[Link].
Consider
the
jet
stream
temperature
is
at
100
oC
and
the
junctions
initial
temperature
is
0oC.
Determine
how
long
it
will
take
for
the
thermocouple
to
read
99
oC
7. A
long
20-cm-diameter
cylindrical
shaft
made
of
stainless
steel
304
comes
out
of
an
oven
at
uniform
temperature
of
600
oC.
The
shaft
is
allowed
to
coll
slowly
in
an
environment
chamber
at
200
oC
with
an
average
heat
transfer
coefficient
of
h
=
80
W/[Link].
Determine
the
temperature
at
the
centre
of
the
shaft
45
minutes
after
the
start
of
the
cooling
process.
Also,
determine
the
heat
transfer
per
unit
length
of
the
shaft
during
this
time
period.
