HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER BMCT 3143 TUTORIAL 04

JABATAN TERMA-BENDALIR DR MOHD YUSOFF SULAIMAN

FAKULTI KEJURUTERAAN MEKANIKAL JUN2010
UNIVERSITI TEKNIKAL MALAYSIA MELAKA
Hang Tuah Jaya, 76100 Durian Tunggal, Melaka.
Tel : 06-331 6014 Faks : 06-331 6511 Email : fkm@utem.edu.my

HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER BMCT 3143

TUTORIAL 04 – Unsteady State Conduction

1. A large slab of brick [k = 1.07 W/m · K,  = 5.4 x 10-7m2] is initially at a uniform temperature
of 20°C. One surface is suddenly exposed to a uniform heat flux of 4500 W/m 2. Calculate and
plot the surface temperature as a function of time. Also calculate the heat flux through the
plane 2.0 cm deep when the surface temperature reaches 150°C.

2. A cube of aluminum 11 cm on each side is initially at a temperature of 400°C. It is suddenly

immersed in a tank of oil maintained at 85°C. The convection coefficient is 1100 W/m2· K.
Calculate the temperature at the center of one face after a time of 1 min.

3. A boy decides to place his glass marbles in an oven at 200°C. The diameter of the marbles is
15 mm. After a while he takes them from the oven and places them in room air at 20°C to
cool. The convection heat transfer coefficient is approximately 14 W/m2· K. Calculate the time
the boy must wait until centre temperature of the marbles reaches 35°C.

4. A solid body at some initial temperature T0 is suddenly placed in a room where the air
temperature is T∞ and the walls of the room are very large. The heat transfer coefficient for
the convection heat loss is h, and the surface of the solid may be assumed black. Assuming
that the temperature in the solid is uniform at any instant, write the differential equation for
the variation in temperature with time, considering both radiation and convection.

5. When a sine-wave temperature distribution is impressed on the surface of a semi-infinite

solid, the temperature distribution is given by
 πn   πn 
Tx,τ  Tm  Aexp - x sin 2n  x
 

 α   α 

where Tx, = temperature at depth x and time  after start of temperature wave at
surface
Tm = mean surface temperature
n = frequency of wave, cycles per unit time
A = amplitude of temperature wave at surface
If a sine-wave temperature distribution is impressed on the surface of a large slab of concrete
such that the temperature varies from 35 to 90°C and a complete cycle is accomplished in 15
minutes, find the heat flow through a plane 5 cm from the surface 2 hours after the start of
the initial wave.

6. A large thick layer of ice is initially at a uniform temperature of -20°C. If the surface
temperature is suddenly raised to -1°C, calculate the time required for the temperature at a
depth of 1.5 cm to reach -11°C. The properties of ice are  = 913.0524 kg/m3, cP = 1069.89
J/kg, k = 0.375 W,  = 1.238 x 10-6 m2/s.

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