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Heat Transfer Exam Practice Problems

This document provides 4 practice heat transfer problems and their answers for an exam on heat transfer. Problem 1 calculates the heat transfer rate and interfacial temperature through a furnace wall made of fireclay brick and insulation. Problem 2 determines the heat transfer rate from a long copper rod exposed to air. Problem 3 calculates the heat loss per meter of a finned tube exposed to ambient air. Problem 4 determines the time for a steel sphere to cool from an initial to final temperature when exposed to cooling air.

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Heat Transfer Exam Practice Problems

This document provides 4 practice heat transfer problems and their answers for an exam on heat transfer. Problem 1 calculates the heat transfer rate and interfacial temperature through a furnace wall made of fireclay brick and insulation. Problem 2 determines the heat transfer rate from a long copper rod exposed to air. Problem 3 calculates the heat loss per meter of a finned tube exposed to ambient air. Problem 4 determines the time for a steel sphere to cool from an initial to final temperature when exposed to cooling air.

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MAE 3314: Heat Transfer

Practice Problems for Exam 1

1. [easy] A laboratory furnace wall is constructed of 0.2 m thick fireclay brick


having ka=1.0W/m·K. This is covered on the outer surface with a 0.03m thick
layer of insulating material having kb=0.07W/m·K. The furnace inner brick
surface is at 1250 K and the outer surface of the insulation material is at 310K.
Calculate the steady state heat transfer rate through the wall in W/m2, and
determine the interfacial temperature T2 between the brick and the insulation.
[Answer] q/A=1495W/m2, T2=951K (or) 678oC

2. [intermediate] A very long, 1cm diameter copper rod (k=377 W/m·K) is exposed
to an environment at 22oC. The base temperature of the rod is maintained at 150
o
C. The heat transfer coefficient between the rod and the surrounding air is 11
W/m2·K. Determine the heat transfer rate from the rod to the surrounding air.
[Answer] q=12.95W

3. [difficult] A 2.5 cm o.d. tube is fitted with 5.0 cm o.d. annular fins spaced on 0.50
cm centers. The fins are aluminum alloy (k=161W/m·K) are of constant thickness
0.0229 cm. The external free convective heat transfer coefficient to the ambient
air is 8.5 W/m2·K. For a tube wall temperature of 165oC and an ambient
temperature of 27oC, determine the heat loss per meter of length of finned tube.
[Answer] q/L=744.9W/m

4. [intermediate] Determine the time required for a 1.25cm diameter carbon steel
(1%C) (k=40W/m·K, density:7800 kg/m3, heat capacitance: 473W·s/kg·K)sphere
to cool from T1=500oC to 100oC if exposed to a cooling air flow at T∞=25oC
resulting in h=110 W/m2·K
[Answer] t=129s (or) 2.16min

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