Chapter 1:

Chapter 1 Heat Transfer

1. Past ME board Problem Calculate the energy transfer rate across 6 in. Wall of firebrick with a temperature diffrence
across the firewall of 50°C. The thermal conductivity of the firebrick is 0.65 Btu/hr -ft°F at the temperature interest. :
1. Past ME board Problem Calculate the energy transfer rate across 6 in. Wall of firebrick with a temperature
diffrence across the firewall of 50°C. The thermal conductivity of the firebrick is 0.65 Btu/hr -ft°F at the temperature
interest. A. 285 W/m² B. 369W/m² C. 112W/m² D. 429W/m²

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2. Past ME board Problem At an average temperature of 100°C, hot air flows through a 2.5 m long tube with an inside
diameter of 50 mm. The temperature of the tube is 20°C along its entire length. Convective film coefficient is 20.1
W/m²-K. Determine the convective heat transfer from air to the tube. 900 W 909 W 624 W 632 W

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3. Past ME board Problem Stream, initially saturated at 2.05 Mpa, passes through a 10.10 cm standard steel pipe for
a total distance of 152 m. The stream line is insulated with 5.08 cm thickness of 85% magnesia. For an ambient
tempreature of 22°C , what is the quality of the stream which arises at its destination if the mass flow rate is 0.125 kg
stream per second ? Note : k for 85% magnesia is 0.069 W/m-K and h˳ for still air is 9.36 W/m²-K 93% 98% 84% 76%

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4. Past ME board Problem The sun generates 1 kW/m² when used as a source for solar collectors. A collector with an
area of 1 m² heat water. The flow rate is 3.0 liters per minute. What is the tempera- ture rise in the water ? The
specific heat of water is 4,200 J/Kg°C. 4.8°C 0.48°C 0.50°C 0.84°C

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5. Past ME board Problem The hot combustion gases of a furnace are separated from the ambient air and its
surrounding which are at 25°C, by a brick wall 0.15 m thick. The brick has a thermal conductivity 0f 1.2 W/m-K and a
surface emissivity of 0.80. Under steady state conditions and outer surface temperature of 100°C is measured. Free
convection heat transfer to the air adjoining this surface is characterized by a convection coefficient of 20 W/m²-K.
What is the inner temperature in °C ? 623.7 352 461.4 265.3

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6. Past ME board Problem A 6 in. X 20 ft uninsulated B.I. pipe conveys steam at 385°F with an average ambient
temperature of 85°F. If the cost of the fuel is P 250.00 per 10⁶ Btu with the net energy conversion efficiency of 75%,
what is the annual cost of the heat lost ? P 60,482.00 P 65,482.00 P 70,482.00 P 75,482.00

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7. Past ME board Problem What is the external heating surface area in square feet of a tube with the following
dimensions : tube inside diameter = 5 in. Wall thickness = ½ in. Length =18 ft. 26.5 24.25 19.25 28.26

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8. Past ME board Problem Determine the vacuum efficiency of a surface condenser which operates at a vacuum of
635 mm Hg and exhaust steam enters the condenser at 45.81°C . The barometric pressure is 760 mmHg and the
saturation pressure at 45.81°C is 0.010 Mpa. 80.4% 85.2% 92.7% 98.3%

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9. Past ME board Problem A heat exchanger was installed purposely to cool 0.50 kg of gas per second. Molecular
weigth is 28 and k- 1.32. The gas is cooled from 150°C to 80°C . Water is available at the rate of 0.30 kg/s and at a
temperature of 12°C. Calculate the exit temperature of the water. 48 42 46 44

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10. Past ME board Problem An uninsulated steam pipe passes through a room in which the air and walls are at 25°C.
The outside diameter of the pipe is 70 mm, and its surface temperature and emissivity are 200°C and 0.80
repectively. If the coefficient associated with free convection heat transfer from the surface to the air is 15 w/ m²-K,
what is the rate of heat koss from the surface per unit of length of pipe? 997.84 W/m 897.84 W/m 797.84 W/m 697.84
W/m
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11. Past ME board Problem A heat exchanger is used to be designed for the following specifications : Hot gas
temperature 1145°C Cold gas temperature 45°C Unit surface conductance on the hot side 230W/m²-K Unit surface
conductance on the cold side 290W/m²-K Thermal thickness of the metal wall 115W/ m²-K Find the maximum
thickness of the metal wall between the hot gas and cold gas so that the maximum temperatureof the wall does not
exceed 545°C. 10.115 mm 13.115 mm 17.115 mm 20.115 mm

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12. Past ME board Problem Calculate the heat transfer per hour through a solid brick wall 6 m long, 2.9 m high, and
225 mm thick, when the outer surface is at 5°C and the inner surface 17°C , the coefficient of the thremal conductivity
of the brick being 0.6 W/m-K 2,004.48 Kj 3,004.48 kJ 2,400.48 kJ 3,400,48 kJ

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13. Past ME board Problem A vertical furnace wall is made up of an inner wall firebrick20 cm thick followed by
insulating brick 15 cm thick and an outer wall of steel 1 cm thick, The surface temperature of the wall adjacent to the
combustion chamber is 1200° C while that of the outer surface of steel is 50°C. The thermal conductivities of the wall
material in W/m-K are : firebrick 10 ; insulating brick,0.26 ; and steel, 45. Neglecting the film resistance and contact
resistance of joints , determine the heat loss per sq.m. Of wall area. 1.93 W/m² 2.93 W/m² 1.55 W/m² 2.55 W/m²

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14. Past ME board Problem A composite wall is made up of an external thickness of brickwork 110 mm thick inside
which is a layer of fiberglass is faced internally by an insulating board 25 mm thick. The coefficient of thermal
conductivity for the three as follows : Brickwork 1.5 W/m-K Fiberglass 0.04 W/m-K Insulating board 0.06 w/m-K The
surface transfer coefficient of the inside wall is 3.1 W/m²-K while that of the outside wall is 2.5 W/m²-K. Take the
internal ambient temperature as 10°C and the external temperature is 27°C. Determine the heat loss through such
wall 6 m high and 10 m long . 330.10 W 230.10 W 430.10 W 530. 10 W

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Supplementary Problem One insulated wall of a cold storage compartment is 8 m long 2.5 m high and con- sist of an
outer steel plate 18 mm thick. An inner wood wall 22.5 mm and thick, the steel and wood are 90 mm apart to form a
cavity ahich filled with cork. If the tempearture drop across extreme faces of the composite wall is 15°C. Calculate the
heat transfer per hour through the wall and the temperature drop across the the thickness of the cork. Take the
coefficient of thermal conductivity for steel cork, and wood as 45, 0,045, and 0.18 W/m-K repectively. 408.24 kJ,
12,12°C 708.24 kJ 11.12°C 608.24 kJ 13. 12°C 508.24 kJ 14. 12°C

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16. Supplementary Problem A cubical tank of 2 sides is constructed of metal plate 12 mm and contains water at
75°C. The surrounding air temperature is 16°C. Calculate the overall heat transfer from water to air. Take the
coeefficient of thermal condcutivity of the metal as 48 W/m-K , the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the metal as
48 W/m-K, the coefficient of thermal conductivity of metal as 48W/m-K, the coefficient of heat trasfer of water is 2.5
kW/m²-K and the coefficient of heat transfer of the air is 16 W/m²-K. 15. 84 W/m²°C 14.84 W/m²°C 16.84 W/m²°C
13.84 W/m²°C

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17. Supplementary Problem Calculate the quatity of heat conducted per minute through a duralumin circular disc 127
mm diameter and 19 mm thick when the temprature drop across the thickness of the plate is 5°C. Take the coefficient
of thermal conductivity of duralumin as 150 W/m-K. 30 kJ 40 kJ 35 kJ 45kJ

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18. Supplementary Problem A cold storage compartment is 4.5 m long by 4 m wide by 2.5 m high. The four walls ,
ceiling and floor are covered to a thickness of 150 mm with insulating material which has coefficient of thermal
conductivity of 5.8 x 10²W/m-K. Calculate the quantity of heating leaking through the insulation per hour when the
outside and inside face temperatures of the material is 15°C and -5°C respctively. 2185.44 kJ 118 5. 44 kJ 3185. 44
kJ 4185. 44 kJ

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19. Supplementary Problem A thin square steel plate , 10 cm on a side is heated in a blacksmiths forge to a
temperature of 800°C. If the emissivity is 0.60, what is the total rate of radiation energy ? 900 Watts 400 Watts 300
Watts 700 Watts
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20. Supplementary Problem A furnace wall consist of 35 cm firebrick ( k= 1.55 7 W/m-K ) , 12 cm insulating refractory
( k= 0.346 ) and 20 cm common brick ( k= 0.692 ) covered with 7 cm steel plate ( k= 45 ) . The temperature at hte
inner surface of the firebrick is 1,230°C and at the outer face of the steel plate is 60°C. Atmosphere 27°C. What is the
value of the combined coefficient for convention and radiation from the outside wall ? 31. 13 W/m²-K 30.13 W/m-K
41.3 W/m²-K 40.13 W/m²-K

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21. Supplementary Problem A dry ice storage chest is a wooden box lined with glass fiber insulation 5 cm thick. The
wooden box ( k = 0.069 ) is 2 cm thick and cubical 60 cm on an edge. The inside surface temperature is -76°C and
the outside temperature is 18°C. Use l = 0.035 glass fiber insulation. Determine the heat gain per day 10,211 kJ
11,195 kj 12,211 kJ 9,185 kJ

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22. Supplementary Problem One side of refrigerated cold chamber is 6 cm long by 3.7 m high and consists 0f 168
mm thickness of cork between outer and inner walls of wood. The outer woll wall is 30 cm thick and its outside face
temperature is 20°C, the inner wood wall is 35 mm thick and its inside face temperature is -3°C. Taking the coefficient
of thermal conductivity of cork and wood as 0.42 and 0.20 W/m-K respectively , calculate the heat transfer per
second per sq. M of surface area. 5.138 J 4.138 J 6.318 3.318 J

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23. Supplementary Problem Hot gases at 280°C flow on one side of a metal plate of 10mm thickness and air at 35°C
flows on the other side. The heat ransfer coefficient of the gases is 31.5 W/m²-K and that of the air is 32 W/m²-K.
Calculate the over-all transfer coefficient A. 15.82 W/m²-K B. 16.82 W/m²-K C. 14.82 W/m²-k D. 17.82 W/m²-K

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24. Supplementary Problem The surface temperature of the hot side of the furnace wall is 1200°C. It is desired to
mainttain the outside of the wall at 38°C. A 152 mm of refractory silica is used adjacent to the combustion chamber
and 10 mm of steel covers the outside. What thickness of insulating bricks is necessary between refractory and steel
, if the heat loss should be kept at 788 W/m² ? Use k = 13.84 W/m-K for refractory silica ; 0.15 for insulating brick, and
45 for steel. 220 mm 240 mm 260 mm 280 mm

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25. Supplementary Problem How much heat will flow has an outside flow in 24 hours through a palster wall that is
0.51 in thick 8 ft x 14 ft ina area if the temperature is 80°F on one side and 40°F on the other. Use k = 3.25 Btu – in/
hr - ft² -°F 5.99 x 10⁵ Btu 6.99 x 10⁵ Btu 7.99 x 10⁵ Btu 4.99 x 10⁵ Btu

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26. Supplementary Problem A hollow sphere has an outside radius of 1 m and is made of polystyrene foam with a
thickness of 1 cm. A heat source inside keeps the inner surface 5.20°C hotter than the outside surface. How much
power is produced by the heat source The thermal conductivity of polytrene foam os 0.033 W/m°C 200 W 216 W 300
W 316 W

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27. Supplementary Problem A glass window has an area of 1.60m² and a thickness of 4 mm. If one side is at a
temperature of 6.80°C and the other is at -5°C, how much thermal energy flows through the window in a time of 24
hours ? The thermal conductivity of glass is 1.89 x 10ˉ⁴ kCal/m-s-°C. 26,200 kCal 58,000 kCal 40,700 kCal 77,100
kCal

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28. Supplementary Problem The wall of a cold room consist of a layer of cork sandwiched between outer and inner
walls of wood , the wood walls being each 30 mm thicj. The inside atmosphere of the room is maintained at -20°C
when the external atmospheric temperature is 25°C, and the heat loss through the wall is 42 W/m². Taking the
thermal conductibity of wood and cork as 0.20 W.m-K and 0.05 W/m-K respectively , and the rate of heat transfer
between each exposed wood surface and their respective atmospheres as 15W/m²-K , calculate the thickness of the
cork. 31.90 mm 21.90 mm 41.90 mm 51.90 mm

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29. Supplementary Problem A slab of material has an area of 2m² and is 1 mm thick. Ine side is maintained at a
temperature of 0°C while the other is at 12°C. It is determined that 6820 J of heat flows through the material in a time
of 10 minutes. What is the thermal conductivity of the material ? A. 4.74 x 10ˉ⁴ W/m°C B. 5.74 x 10ˉ⁴ W/m°C C. 2.66
x 10ˉ⁴ W/m°C D. 9.79 x 10ˉ² W/m°C

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30. Supplementary Problem An insulated steam piece located where the ambient temperature is 32°C, has an inside
diameter of 50 mm with 10 mm thick wall. The outside diameter of the corrugated asbestos insulation is 125 mm and
the surface coeffiecient of still air, h˳ = 12 W/m²-K. Inside the pipe is steam having a temperature of 150 °C with film
coefficient h₁ = 6000 W/m²-K. Thermal conductivity of pipe and asbestos insulation are 45 and 0.12 W/m-K
respectively. Determine the heat loss per unit length of pipe. 110 W 120 W 130 W 140 W

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31. Supplementary Problem A pipe 200 mm outside diameter and 20 m length is covered with a later, 70 mm thick of
insulation having a thermal conductivity of 0.05 W/m-K and a thermal conductance of 10 W/m² at the outer surface. If
the temperature of the pipe is 350 °C and the ambient temperature 15 °C, calculate the external surface temperature
of the lagging. A. 32.6 °C B. 22.6 °C C. 42.6 °C D. 53.5 °C

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32. Supplementary Problem Dry and saturated steam at 6 Mpa abs. Enters a 40 m length of 11.5 cm O.D. Steel pipe
at a flow rate of 0.12 kg/s. The pipe is covered with a 5 cm thick asbestos imsulation ( k = 0.022 W/m-K ). The pipe is
located in a tunnel with stagnant air temperature of 27 °C. The unit outside convective coefficient is 10 W/m²-K.
Neglecting steam film and pipe wall resistances, determine the mass of steam. 4.86 kg/hr 3.86 kg/hr 5.86 kg/hr 6.86
kg/hr

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33. Supplementary Problem Calculate the heat loss per linear ft. From 2 in. Nominal pipe ( 2.375 in. Outside diameter
) covered with 1 in. of an insulating material having an average thermal conductivity of 0.0375 Btu/hr-ft °F. Assume
that the inner and outer surface temperatures of the insulation are 380 °F and 80 °F respectively. 110 Btu/hr-ft 116
Btu/hr-ft 120 Btu/hr-ft 126 Btu/hr-ft

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34. Supplementary Problem Calculate the heat loss per linear foot from a 10 in. Nominal pipe ( outside diameter =
10.75 in. ) covered with a composite pipe insulation consisting of 1½ in. Of insulation I placed next to the pipe and 2
in. Of insulation II placed upon insulation I. Assume that the inner and outer surface temperatures of the composite
insulation aree 700 °F and 100 °F respectively, and that the thermal conductivity of material I is 0.05 Btu/hr-ft- °F and
for material II is 0.039 Btu/hr-ft- °F. 3 23.13 Btu/hr-ft 123.13 Btu/hr-ft 120 Btu/hr-ft 126 Btu/hr-ft

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35. Supplementary Problem A steam pipe carrying steam at 380 kPa pressure for a pressure for a distance of 120 m
in a chemical plan is not insulated. Estimate the saving in steam cost that would be made per year if this 8 cm steam
line were covered with 85% magnesia pipe covering 5 cm thick. Take room temperature to be 25 °C, the cost of
steam is 65 cents per 1000 kg. Thermal conductivity of magnesia k = 0.0745 W/m-k\K, unit convective coefficient of
room air, h˳ = 12 W/m²-K. $ 305 $ 405 $ 505 $ 605

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36. Supplementary Problem A liquid to liquid counterflow heat exchanger is used to heat a cold fluid from 120 °F to
310 °F. Assuming that the hot fluid enters at 500 °F and leaves at 400 °F, calculate the log mean temperature
difference fot the heat exchanger. 132 °F 232 °F 332 °F 432 °F

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37. Supplementary Problem A turbo-generator, 16 cylinder, Vee type diesel engine has an air consumption of 3000
kg/hr per cylinder at rated load and speed. This air is drawn in thru a filter by a centrifugal compressor direct
connected to the exhaust gas turbine. The temperature Of the aircon from the compressor is 145°C and a
counterflow air cooler reduces the air temperature to 45°C before it goes to the engine suction header. Cooling water
aur cooler at 30°C and leaves at 38°C. Calculates the arithmetic mean temprature difference. 41°C 51°C 61°C 71°C

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38. Supplementary Problem A pond is covered by a sheet of ice 2 cm thick ( thermal conductivity 1.68 W/m°C ). The
temperature of the lower surface of the ice is 0°C and that of the upper surface is -10°C. At what rate is heat
conducted through each square meter of the ice? 840 W 740 W 940 W 640 W

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39. Supplementary Problem How much heat is conducted through a sheet of plates glass , k = 0.0024 Cal/s-cm-°C
which is 2 m by 3 m and 5 mm thick , when the temperatures of the surfaces are 20°C and -10°C. 318,400 Cal/min
418,400 Cal/min 518,400 Cal/min 618,400 Cal/min

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40. Supplementary Problem A copper rod whose diameter is 2 cm and length 50 cm has one end in boiling water ,
the other end in a jacket cooledd by a flowing water which enters at 10°C . The thermal conductivity of the copper is
0.102 kCal/m-s°C. . If 0.20 kg of water flows through the jacket in 6 min , by how much does the temperature of the
water increase ? A. 10.38°C B . 9.38°C C. 11.38°C D . 12.38°C

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41. Supplementary Problem The thermal insulation of a wollen glove may be regarded as being essentially a layer og
quiescent air 3 cm thick , of conductivity 5.7 x 10ˉ⁶ kcal/m-s-°C . How much heat does a person lose per minute from
his hand of area 200 cm² and skin temperature 35°C on a winter day at -5°C ? A. 6.12°C B. 7.12°C C. 9.12°C D. 8.12

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42. Supplementary Problem The temperature directly beneath a 3 in. Concrete road is 5°F and the air temperature os
20°F . Calculate the steady flow per square foot through the concrete . The thermal conductivity of the concrete is
0.50 Btu/ft-hr-°F 30 Btu/ft-hr² 40 Btu/ft-hr² 50 Btu/ft-hr² 60 Btu/ft-hr²

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43. Supplementary Problem At what rate does to sun lose energy by radiation ? The temperature of the sun is about
6000 K and its radius is 6.95 x 10⁵ km. 3.48 x 10²⁶ W 4.48 x 10²⁶ W 5.48 x 10²⁶ W 6.48 x 10²⁶ W

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44. Supplementary Problem How many watts will be radiated from a spherical black body 15 cm in diameter at a
temperature of 800°C ? 5.34 W 4.34 W 6.34 W 3.34 W

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45. Supplementary Problem Calculate the radiation in watts per square centimeter from a block of copper at 200°C
and at 1000°C . The oxidized copper surface radiates at 0.60 the rate of a black body. 0.17 0.27 0.37 0.07

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46. Supplementary Problem A surface condenser serving a 50,000 kW steam turbo-generator unit receives exhaust
steam at the rate of 196,000 kg/hr . Vacuum in condenser is 702 mm Hg. Sea water for cooling enters at 29.5°C and
leaves at 37.5°C . For steam turbine condenser , manufacturers consider 950 Btu/lb of steam turbine condensed as
heat given up to cooling water . Calculate the logarithmic mean temperautre difference . A. 4.57°C B. 5.57°C C.
6.57°C D. 7.57°C

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47. Supplementary Problem The stack gas from a chemical operation contains noxiuos vapors that must be
condensed by lowering its temperautre from 315°C to 35°C . The gas flow rate is 0.70 m³/s . Water is available at
10°C at 1.26 kg/s . A two shell and a 4 tube passa , counterflow heat exchanger will be used with a water flowing
through the tubes . The gas has specific heat of 1.10 kJ/kg-K and a gaas constant of 0.26 kJ/kg-K . Calculate the
logarithmic mean temperature difference . A. 102.8°C B. 110.9°C C. 120.8°C D. 118.9°C

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48. Supplementary Problem Exhaust steam at 7 kPa at the rate of 75 kg/s enters a single pass condenser containing
5,780 pcs copper tubes with a total surface area of 2950 m² . The steam has a moisture content of 10% and the
condensate leaves saturated liquid at steam temperature . The cooling water flow rate is 4,413 liters per second
entering at 20°C . Size of tubes , 25 mm O.D. By 3 mm thick wall . Find the overall heat transfer coefficient . 5275
W/m²-K 2275 W/m²-K 4274 W/m²-K 3225 W/m²-K
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49. Supplementary Problem What is the heat flow per hour through a brick and mortar wall 9 in. Thick if the
coefficient of thermal conductivity has been determined as 0.40 Btu/fr-hr-°F and the wall is 10 ft high by 6 ft wide , the
temperature on one side of the surface being 330°F and on the other 130°F. 6400 Btu/hr 7400 Btu/hr 5400 Btu/hr
8400 Btu/hr

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50. Supplementary Problem Water is flowing in a pipe with radius of 25.4 cm at a velocity of 5 m/s at the temperature
in the pipe . The density and viscosity of the water are as follows : density = 997.9 kg/m³ and viscosity = 1.131 Pa-s .
What is the Reynolds number for this situation ? 2241 96.2 3100 1140

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51. Supplementary Problem A heat exchanger has an over – all coefficient of heat transfer of 900 W/m²-K. The mean
temperature diffrence is 20°C and heat loss is 15, 000 W. Calculate the heat transfer area. 0.833 m² 0.733 m² 0.933
m² 0.633 m²

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52. Supplementary Problem A composite furnace wall is made up of a 12 in. l ining of magnesite refractory brick, a 5
in. t hickness of 85% magnesia, and a steel casing 0.10 in. thick. Flue gas temperature is 2200°F and the boiler room
is at 80°F. Gas side film coefficient is 15 Btu/hr-ft²-°F and air side is 4. Determine the thermal current Q/A. A .187.41
Btu/hr-ft² B .197.41 Btu/hr-ft² C. 200.62 Btu/hr-ft² D. 250.46 Btu/hr-ft²

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53. Supplementary Problem The wall of a furnace is made up of 9 in. Firebrick ( k= 0.72 Btu/hr-ft-°F 5 in. Of insulating
brick ( k= 0.08 ) and 7.5 in. Of red brick ( k= 0.5 ). The inner and outer surface temperature t₁ and t₄ of the wall are
1500°F and 150°F respectively. Neglecting the resistance of the mortar joints, compute the rate of heat flow through
1ft ² of the wall. 80 Btu/hr 180 Btu/hr 100 Btu/hr 200 Btu/hr

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54. . Past ME board Problem What is the heat transfer in the glass surface area of 0.70 m² having an inside tem-
perature of 25°C and 13°C outside temperature. The thickness of the glass surface is 0.007 m. The thermal
conductivity is 1.8 W/ m-K. 4.16 Kw 3.16 kW 2.16 kW 1.16 kW

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55. Suplemmentary Problem The interior of an oven is maintained at a temperature of 1500° F by means of suitable
control apparatus. The walls of the oven are 9 in. thick and constructed from a material having a thermal conductivity
of 0.18 btu/hr-ft-°F. Calculate the heat loss for each square foot of a wall surface per hour. Assume that the inside
and outside wall temperatures are 1500°F and 400°F respectively. 264 Btu/hr-ft² 364 Btu/hr-ft² 164 Btu/hr-ft² 64
Btu/hr-ft²

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56. Past ME board Problem Compute the amount condensate formed during 10 minutes warm-up of 150 m pipe
conveys saturated steam with enthalpy of vaporation hfg = 1,947. 8 kJ/kg. The minimum external temperature of pipe
is 2°C and the final temperature is 195°C. The specific heat of pipe material is 0.6 kJ/kg-K and the specific weigth is
28 kg/m. 249.69 kg 499.38 kg 124.85 kg 62.42 kg

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57. Suplemmentary Problem A high pressure steam generator is to be fitted with convection type superheater having
72 elements in parallel. Steam at rate og 70,000 kg/hr from the boiler drum enters the superheater inlet header at 8.3
Mpa absolute 98% quality, and leaves the the same at 8 Mpa and 485°C. Combustion products at 980°C enters the
superheater proper at the rate of 160,000 kg/hr. Superheater elements are made of 60mm O.D. By 8 mm thick tubing
of 30 m length. Assume that the flue gas has the same thermal properties pf air. Calcuilate the heat transferred to the
superheated tubes. 12,152 kW 11,512 kW 10,152 kW 13,152 kW

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58. Suplemmentary Problem In a hot water heating system, water heated to 95°C and then is pumped at the rate of 4
L/min through a radiator where it is cooled to 35°C . If the water arrives at the radiator at a temperature of 85°C , how
much heat does the radiator release each hour ? 50,244 kJ/hr 45,422 kJ/hr 55,344 kJ/hr 65,244 kJ/hr
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59. Suplemmentary Problem Brine enters a cooler at the rate of 50 m³/hr at 15°C and leaves at 1°C. Specific heat
and specific gravity of brine are 1.07 kJ/kg-K and 1.1 repsectively. Calculate the heat transferred in kW. 158.21 kW
228.86 kW 258.21 kW 128.86 kW

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60. Suplemmentary Problem A metal rod is 10 cm long and has a diameter of 2 cm one end is in contact with steam
at 100°C while the other end contacts a block of ice at 0°C. The cylindrical surface of the rod is carefully insulated so
heat flows only from end to end. In a time of 20 minutes, 320 grams of ice melts. What is the thermal conductivity of
the metal ? A. 0.28266 kJ/kg°C B. 0.18266 kJ/kg°C C. 0.38366 kJ/kg°C D. 0.48266 kJ/kg°C

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61. Suplemmentary Problem A wall with an area of 10 m² is made of a 2 cm thickness of white pine (k= 0.113 W/m°C
) followed by 10 cm of brick (k= 0.649 W/m°C). The pine is on the inside where the temperature is 30°C while the
outside temperature is 10°C. Assuming equilibrium conditions exist, what is the temperature at the interface between
the two metals ? 15.65°C 17.64 0°C 18.21 0°C 19.31 0°C

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62. Suplemmentary Problem In a hot air heating system, the furnace heats air from 60°F . If the air is then circulated
at the rate of 330 ft³/min by the blower, how much thermal energy is tranffered per hour. Note : The specific heat of
air at constant pressure is 0.250 Btu/lb°F , the density of air is 0.0806 lb/ft³ at atmospheric pressure. 39,000 Btu/hr
46,800 Btu/hr 36, 805 Btu/hr 39,900 Btu/hr

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63. Suplemmentary Problem if 1000 liters of air at 27°C and pressure of 1 atm has a mass of 1.115 kg and a specific
heat at constant pressure of 1x10³ J/kg-K, How much heat is required to raise the temperature of this gas from 27°C
to 177°C at constant pressure? 176. 25 Kj 157 kJ 167.25 kJ 175 kJ

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64. Suplemmentary Problem Calculate the amount of energy required ti heat the air in a house 30 by 50 by 40 ft from
10 to 70°F. The density of air is about 0.08 lb/ft³, and its specific heat at constant pressure 0.24 Btu/lb°F. 49,120 Btu
59,120 Btu 69,129 Btu 79,129 Btu

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65. Suplemmentary Problem Water enters the condenser at 20°C and leaves at 35°C. What is the log mean
temperature difference if the condenser temperature is 40°C. 16.37°C 13,37°C 69.37°C 17.37 °C

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66. Suplemmentary Problem When 200 grams of aluminum at 100°C is dropeed into an aluminum calorimeter (k=
0.909 x 10³ J/kg-K) of mass 120 grams and contaning 150 grams of kerosene at 15°C, what is the specific heat of
kerosene ? 1004 J/kg-K 1050 J/kg-K 1110 J/kg-K 1080 J/kg-K

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67. Suplemmentary Problem A calorimeter contains 66 kg of turpentine at 10.6°C. Whean 0. 147 kg of alcohol at
75°C is added, the temperature rises to 25.2°C. The specific heat of turpentine is 1.95 x 10³ J/kg-°C and the
calorimeter is thermally equivalent to 30 grams of water. Find the specific heat of alcohol. 2.81745 kJ/kg°C 3.81745
kJ/kg°C 0.81745 kJ/kg°C 1.81745 kJ/kg°C

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68. Suplemmentary Problem The temperature of a sample of molten lead near its temperature of solidification is
falling at the rate of 6 K/min. If the lead continues to lose heat at this same rate and takes 35 min to solidify
completely , what is the heat of fusion of the lead ? The specific heat of molten lead is 0.126 kJ/kg-K. 16.46 kJ/kg-K
26.46 kJ/kg-K 36.46 kJ/kg-K 46.46 kJ/kg-K

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69. Suplemmentary Problem A counterflow heat exchanger is designed to heat fuel oil from 45°C to 100°C while the
heating fluid enters at 150°C and leaves at 115°C. Calclulate the arith- metic mean temperature difference. 40°C
50°C 60°C 70°C
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70. Suplemmentary Problem A fule oil 20° API is to be heated in a heater which makes two passes thru a heater
tubes and the heating fluids makes one passes but the flow is crossf flow through the heater due to baffles inside the
shell. Quantity of oil to be heated 3000L/hr Temperature of oil entering heater tubes 21°C Temperature of oil leaving
heater tubes 95°C Heating fluid, steam enter at 05°C and leaves as condensate at 105°C. Assume specific heat of oil
to be 2.093 kJ/kg-K. Find the heating surface area if the over- all coefficient of heat transfer is taken as 140 W/m² °C.
24.76 m² 30.75 m² 23.75 m² 32.54 m²

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71. Suplemmentary Problem A 30 cm thick wall has an inside and outside surface temperature of 300°C and 50°C
respectively. If the thermal Conductivity of wall is 8 W/m-K. Calculate the heat transffered in kW/m². ? 6.67 5.67 7.67
8.87

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72. Suplemmentary Problem A 4-pass low pressure surface type feedwater heater is designed to heat 92,730 kg/hr of
feedwater from 40°C initial to 80°C final temperature using steam bleed at 70 kPa abs. c ontaning 2,645 kJ/kg
enthalpy. Assume no subcooling of cindensate, determine the effective length of 19 mm O.D. x 2 mm thick Muntz
meatl tubes to be installed, if the water velocity inside the tubes is 1.22 m/s and U= 3000 W/m²K based on the
external surface of the tubes. 2 m 4 m 3 m 5 m

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73. Suplemmentary Problem Find the thermal conductivity of the 500 cm thick material with an area of 50,000 cm²
and a temperature difference of 10 K if the heat transmitted during 2 hours test is 2000 kJ. 0.014 W/m-K 0.025 W/m-
K 0.126 W/m-K 0.214 W/m-K

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74. Suplemmentary Problem A pipe with an outside diameter of 2.5 in. Insulated with a 2 in. layer of asbestos ( Ka =
0.396 Btu-in/hr-ft²-°F ). If the temperature of the outer surface of the cork is 90°F, calculate the heat loss per 100 ft of
insulated pipe. 847.64 Btu/hr 3847.51 Btu/hr 2847.42 Btu/hr 1847.14 Btu/hr

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75. Suplemmentary Problem At $ 0.25 per kW-hr, How much will it cost to maintain a temperature of 96°F for 24
hours in a box 2ft square on each side if the outside temperature is 72°F and the over-all heat transfer coefficient for
the box is 0.10 Btu/hr-ft²-°F ? P 0.10 P 0.20 P 0.15 P 0.25

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76. Suplemmentary Problem A steam pipe having a surface temperature of 300°C passes through a room where the
temperature is 25°C. The outside diameter of pipe is 100 mm and emissivity is 0.60. Determine the radiated heat loss
for a 5 m pipe length 5.34 kW 4.34 kW 3.34 kW 6.34 kW

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77. Suplemmentary Problem An air-cooled condenser has an expected U value of 30 w/m²-K based on the air side
area. The condenser is to transfer 60 kW with an airflow rate of 15 kg/s entering at 35°C. If the condensing
temperature is to be 48°C, what is the required air-side area ? 184 m² 194 m² 174 m² 164 m²

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78. Suplemmentary Problem An air-cooled condenser is to reject 70 kW of heat from condensing refrigerant to air.
The condenser has an air-side area of 210 m² and a U value basewd on this area of 0.037 kW/m²-K; it is supplied
with 6.6 m³/s of air which has a density of 1.15 kg/m³. If the condensing temperature is to be limited to 55°C, what is
the maximum allowable temperature of the unlet air ? 30.7°C 40. 7°C 50. 7°C 20. 7°C

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79. Suplemmentary Problem Two walls are composed of 150 mm thick insulating material at the outer layer (
k=0.139W/m-K ) and 300 mm thick material at the inner layer ( k=1.111W/m-K). Calculate the heat transmitted per
m²if the surface temperatures of the cold side and the hot side are 25°C and 300°C respectively. 203.79 W/m² 303.79
W/m² 254.65 W/m² 354.65 W/m²
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80. Suplemmentary Problem The temperature of the flame in a frunace is 1277°C and the temperature of its
surrounds is 277°C. Calculate the maximum theoretical quantity og the heat energy radiated per minute per square
meter to the surrrounding surface area. 19,321.65 kJ 18 ,321.65 kJ 17 ,321.65 kJ 16 ,321.65 kJ

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81. Suplemmentary Problem A small sphere has a radius of 3.50 cm and is maintained at a temperature of 360°C.
Assuming it to be a black body surrounded by empty space, how much energy does it radiate each second ? 240.7 J
140.2 J 320.5 J 134.5 J

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82. Suplemmentary Problem The inner wall of a thermos bottle is at 0°C while the outer at 37°C. The space between
the walls is evacuated and the walls are silvered so the emissivity is reduced to 0.10. If each wall has an area of 700
cm², how much energy is transformed by radiation between the walls each second ? 1.46 J 1.04 J 16.5 J 16.03 J

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83. Suplemmentary Problem The hot gas temperature ina a heat exchanger is 350°C h˳= 220 W/m²-K). What is the
surface temperature on the wall if the heat transferred is 1500 W/m²? 350°C 338°C 343°C 358°C

Slide 85:
84. ME Board Problem An oil heater heats 100 kg per minute of oil from 35°C to 100°C in a counterflow heat
exchanger. The average specific heat of the oil is 2.5 kJ/kg°C. Exhaust gases used for heating enter heater with an
average specific heatof 1kJ /kg°C, mass flow rate of 250 kg/min and an initial temperature of 200°C. The over-all heat
transfer coefficient is 75 W/m²°C. Determine the heating surface in m². 36.11°C 41. 72°C 32.72°C 25.34 °C

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85. Suplemmentary Problem If the total resistance to heat flow of a composite wall is 3.0875 m²-K/W. What is the
over-all transfer coefficient of the wall ? 0.324 W/m²-K 0.423 W/m²-K 0.243 W/m²-K 0.234 W/m²-K

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86. Suplemmentary Problem In a composite vertical surface wall, the resistance due to insulating brick is 0.5769
°C/W. What is the total resistance to heat flow if the percent of the total resistance due to insulating brick is 96.80%.
A. 0.597 °C/W B. 0.795 ° C/W C. 0.975 ° C/W D. 0.957 °C/W

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87. Suplemmentary Problem A counterflow bank of boiler tubes has a total area of 900 ft² and its over-all efficiency of
heat transfer is 13 Btu/hr-ft²-°F. Calculate the heat transferred if the log mean temperature difference is 1380°F
16,146,000 Btu/hr 17,147, 000 Btu/hr 18,148, 000 Btu/hr 15,145, 000 Btu/hr

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88. Suplemmentary Problem Calculate the quantity of heat to be transferred to 3.25 kg of brass to raise its
temperature from 30°C to 250°C taking the specific heat of the brass as 0.394 kJ/kg-K. 182 Kj 282 kJ 151 kJ 251 kJ

Slide 90:
89. Suplemmentary Problem The mass of copper calorimeter is 0.28 kg and it contains 0.4 kg of water at 15°C.
Taking the specific heat of copper as 0.39 kJ/kg-K , Calculatethe heat required to raise the temperature to 20°C 6.92
kJ 7.92 kJ 8.92 kJ 9.92 kJ

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90. Suplemmentary Problem In an experiment to find the specific heat of lead, a 0.50 kg of lead shot at a temperature
of 51°C is poured into an insulated calorimeter containing 0.25 kg of water at 13.5°C and the resultant temperature of
the mixture is 15.5°C. If the water equivalent of the calorimeter is 0.020 kg, find the specific heat of the lead. 0.1278
kJ/kg-K 0.0278 kJ/kg-k 0.01389 kJ/kg-K 0.0389 kJ/kg-K

Slide 92:
91. Suplemmentary Problem A casting of mass 5 kg is pulled a distance of 10 m along a horizontal floor, the
coefficient of friction between the surfaces of the casting and floor being 0.40. Calculate the heat generated at the
surfaces. 196. 2 J 186. 2 J 176. 2 J 166. 2 J
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92. Suplemmentary Problem A water brake couped to an engine on test absorbs 70 kW of power. Find the heat
generated at the brake per minute and mass of flow of fresh water through the brake in kg/min if the temperature
increase of the water is 10°C. Assume all the heat generated is carried away by the cooling water. 4200 kJ, 100
kg/min 4100 kJ, 500 kg/min 4200 kJ, 500 kg/min 4100 kJ, 100 kg/min

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93. Suplemmentary Problem With three different quantities x,y, and z of the same kind of liquid of temperatures 9,21
and 38°C respectively, it is found that when x and y are mixed together the resultant temperature is 17°C and when y
and z are mixed together the resultant temperature is 28°C. Find the resultant temperature if x and z were mixed.
29.87°C 25.92°C 20.85°C 24.86 °C

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94. Suplemmentary Problem A 2.5 of brass of specific heat of 0.39 kJ/kg-K at a temperature of 176°C is dropped into
1.2 liters of water at 14°C. Find the resultant temperature of the mixture 40.26°C 35.25°C 45. 25°C 36. 26°C

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95. Suplemmentary Problem The journals of a shaft are 380 mm diameter, it runs at 105 rpm and the coefficient of
friction between journals and bearinfs is 0.02. If the average load on the bearing is 200 kN, find the heat generated
per minute at the bearings. 501.375 kJ 505.575 kJ 401.375 kJ 501.575 kJ

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96. Suplemmentary Problem To ascertain the temperature of flue gases, 1.8 of copper of specific heat 0.395 kJ /kg-K
was suspended on the flue gas until it attained the temperature of the gases, and then dropped into 2.27 kg of water
at 20°C. If the resultant temperature of hte copper and water was 37.2°C, find the temperature of the flue gases.
A.165.6°C B. 167.9°C C. 267.9°C D.265.6°C

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97. Suplemmentary Problem In an experiment to find the specific heat of iron, 2.15 kg of iron cuttings at 100°C are
dropped into a vessel containing 2.3 liters of water at 17°C and the resultant temperature of the mixture is 24.4°C. If
the water equivalent of the vessel os 0.18 kg determine the specific heat of the iron. 0.47 kJ/kg 0.37 kJ/kg 0.27 kJ/kg
0.17 kJ/kg

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98. Suplemmentary Problem The effective radius of the pads in a single collar thrust block is 230 mm and the total
load on the thrust block is 240 kN, when the shaft is running at 93rpm. Taking the coefficient of friction between thrust
and collar pads as 0.025, find the heat generated per hour. 48.40 MJ 45.40 MJ 50.50 MJ 55.50 MJ

Slide 100:
99. Suplemmentary Problem Calculate the Reynolds number for water at 80°F flowing through a tube 2 in. i n
diameter, if the average water velocity and specific weight is 10ft/s and 62.4 lb/ft³ repsectively. Use a value of the
viscosity as 0.0648 slug/ft-hr. 189,400 179,434 160,500 180,500

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100. Suplemmentary Problem If the mass velocity for water at 80°F flowing through a 1 in. d iameter tube is 30,000
slug/hr-ft². What is the Reynolds number. Take a viscosity value of 0.0648 slug.ft-hr. 35,100.42 35,560.34 38,500.64
38,580.25