HITEC UNIVERSITY

Mechanical Engineering Department

Sessional I SOLUTION (October 2013)
Heat & Mass Transfer (V-semester-11)
Time 1 hour 15 min
Max Marks: 90
Q-1
(50)
Composite wall of a Furnace having layers configuration as shown in figure.

k1 k 6 30,

k 2 k5 15 , k3 k 4 25 W/m C

(a) Draw thermal circuit for Heat flow across the composite wall.
(14)
(b)Calculate all conductive and convective thermal resistances.
(24)
(c) Calculate the temperatures at inner and outer surfaces of the furnace.
(12)
L=1
m

Inner Surface of the

Furnace

Ti = 350,
W/m2C

hi = 25

0.3

0.4

0.45

0.6

SOLUTION
(a) Thermal Circuit:

(b)Convective Resistances:

Rth conv

5
4

1
hAs

0.35

0.55

0.5

0.6
5

To = 25,
W/m2C

ho = 5

Outer Surface of the

Furnace

Rconvi

1
1

0.035
hi Ai (25)(1.15 1)

Rconvo

1
1

0.174
ho Ao (5)(1.15 1)

C/W

C/W

Conductive Resistances:

Rt wall

x
kA

R1

x1
0 .6

0.066
k1 A1 (30)(0.3 1)

R2

x2
0 .6

0 .1
k 2 A2 (15)(0.4 1)

R3

x3
0 .6

0.053
k3 A3 (25)(0.45 1)

R4

x4
0.35

0.012
k 4 A4 (25)(1.15 1)

R5

x5
0.55

0.073
k5 A5 (15)(0.5 1)

R6

x6
0.55

0.028
k6 A6 (30)(0.65 1)

C/W

C/W

C/W

C/W

C/W
o

C/W

(c)

T over all
Q
Rt

Rconvi

Surfaces Temperatures:

1
1
R4
Rconvo
1
1
1
1
1

R1 R2 R3
R5 R6

1
1
0.012
0.174
1
1
1
1
1

0.066 0.1 0.053

0.073 0.028
Rt 0.035 0.023 0.012 0.020 0.174

0.035

0.264 o C/W

T over all 350 - 25 1231.06 W

Q
0.264
Rt
Now,
T T
350 - Ti
Q i i 1231.06
Ti 306.91 o C
Rconvi
0.035
and
T T
T 25
Q o o 1231.06 o
To 239.20 o C
Rconvo
0.174

Q-2
(25)
A steel circular pipe (OD = 24 mm, L = 2.5 m, kpipe = 105 W/mC) carrying oil at
65C, is installed in a field at 22C. Pipe is insulated with Glass wool (k = 0.11
W/mC). Convective heat transfer co-efficient on the inside and outside of the pipe is 12

and is 5 W/m2 C respectively. Answer the following question with the help of critical
radius concept and graph between heat transfer Qdot and rins.
a) Is 5 mm thickness of insulation is enough to reduce heat transfer?
(05)
b) At which thickness of insulation heat transfer will increase to maximum value.
(03)
c) Someone claim that by adding 7mm layer of insulation to existing one will reduce
heat transfer with bare pipe.
(05)
d) Calculate outer convective thermal resistance with and without insulation.
(12)

rcr

kinsulation 0.11

0.022 m 22 mm
ho
5
Solution :

ro pipe 24 12 mm
2

ro insultion ro pipe tinsulation 12 5 17 mm

(a)

As rcr (ro ) pipe 22 mm 12 mm

So, we will check ( ro ) insulation
As (ro ) insulation rcr 17 mm 22 mm
So, 5mm thickness of insulation is not feasible

At ro insultion rcr
or at t insulation rcr ( ro ) pipe 22 12 10 mm
.

Q will be maximum

(b)

ro insultion ro pipe tinsulation 12 (5 7) 24 mm

(c)

As (ro ) insulation rcr 24 mm 22 mm

.

Still Q is higher tha n Q bare . So, (5 7)mm thickness of insulation is not feasible

(d)
( Rconv ) w / o
( Rconv ) w

1
1
1

1.06
ho ( Ao ) pipe ho (2rl ) pipe (5)( 2 2.5 12 10 3 )

C/W

1
1
1

0.531
ho ( Ao )insulation ho (2rl ) insulation (5)( 2 2.5 24 10 3 )

C/W

Q-3
(15)
A copper hollow cylinder (ID = 10 cm, OD = 15 cm, length = 510 mm) is heated by a
heater of 1000 watt. Determine the time required to raise the temperature of cylinder
from 25C to 150C. Density and specific heat of copper are = 8920 kg/m3 and Cp =
0.390 kJ/kg C, respectively.
Q mC p T VC p T
.

( d o d i2 ) l C p T 8920 (152 10 2 ) 510 390 10 7 (150 25) 2176.15 kJ

4
4

t Q / Q 2176.15 103 / 1000 2176.15 sec 36.2 min