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Thapar University Patiala

Department of Chemical Engineering
BE-Chemical (V Semester) MST UCH402: Heat Transfer
20th September, 2017
Time: 2 Hours; MM: 50 Name of Faculty:
Rakesh Kumar Gupta

Notes:
• Answer all the questions.
• Assume suitable data or assumptions, if required.
• Draw neat diagrams, wherever required.

Q. No. Question description M.M.

I Find the heat transfer rate (q) through the composite wall in figure given below. 10
Where, kA. kn, kc and kl, are thermal conductivities (in W/m.°C) of four different
materials A, B, C and D, respectively. AB, Ac and An are surface areas
perpendicular to heat flow of materials B, C and D, respectively. T is the
temperature of particular surface perpendicular to heat flow. Assume one-
dimensional heat flow.

k i 150 Whir-C.
ki; - 30 1
k,‘= 50
ko - 70
AB = An q
l'
7. ..--- 370T

T --1.- 66e

2.5 cm --. [..— 7.5 cm -4.5.0 en,

2 A steel pipe with 5 cm outer diameter is covered with a 6.4 mm asbestos 9

insulation [conductivity, k = 0.166 W/m.K] followed by a 2.5 cm layer of
fiberglass insulation [conductivity, k = 0.0485 W/m.K]. The pipe wall
temperature is 315°C and the outside insulation temperature is 38°C. Calculate
the interface temperature between the asbestos and fiberglass.

3 The velocity (in m/s) and temperature (in K) profiles for a fluid flowing in a 10
circular tube of inner radius R = 4 cm are given as,
r 2
u(r) = 0.2 [1 —( )1
R
r 3
T(r) = 250 + 200 (— )
R
Determine average flow velocity and average bulk temperature of fluid in the
tube. Assume steady flow through tube.

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4(a) Consider a hollow sphere with density p, specific heat c, constant thermal 7
conductivity k, inner radius radius I.., outer radius ro, inner surface temperature
T. and outer surface temperature To (To < 7;), Derive an equation for conductive
heat transfer rate in steady state due to prevailing temperature gradient. Assume
no heat source.
Given: one dimensional heat conduction equation for spherical system;

pc
or = --
1 a ( ar
r 2k ) + ii
at r2 ar ar
4(b) A certain superinsulation material having a thermal conductivity of 2x 10' 5
W/moC is used to insulate a tank of liquid nitrogen that is maintained at —196°C.
An amount of 199 kJ heat is required to vaporize each kilogram mass of
nitrogen at this temperature. Assuming that the tank is a sphere having an inner
diameter of 0.52 m, estimate the amount of nitrogen vaporized per day for an
insulation thickness of 2.5 cm and an ambient temperature of 21°C. Assume
that the outer temperature of the insulation is 21°C. Neglect thickness of sphere.

5 Write short notes on followings: 9

a) Critical thickness of insulation
b) Boundary layer
c) Extended surfaces

....Best of Luck.....

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