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UTHM
Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia
FINAL EXAMII{ATION
SEMESTER II
sBssroN 20tst20 16
COURSE NAME HEAT TRANSFER
PROGRAMME BDD
DI-JRATION 3 HOURS
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Ql An Aluminium pin fin is 40 mm in length and 2 mm in diameter. The fin is used to enhance
heat transfer on a surface which is at a surface temperature of 50 oC in surrounding air at 25 "C
and a heat transfer coefficient of 1000 Wm2K. Assuming that no heat transfer takes place at
the tip of the fin tip:
Q2 (a) An electrical wire at 50 'C is insulated with 0.5 mm-thick plastic insulation having a
thermal conductivity of 0.15 Wm.K. The wire is exposed to the environment which is at
30 oC with a heat transfer coefficient of 20 Wm2.K. Determine:
(b) The velocity of a gas stream at 150 oC is to be measured by a hotwire system as shown in
: :
Figure Q2(b). The wire (diameter l0 x 10-6 m and length 5 x l0{ m) is made of
Platinum with thermal conductivity, k = 71.6 Wm.K, density, p : 21450 kg/m3 and
specific heat capacity, cp: 133 J/kg.K. This wire is supported at both ends by two prongs.
Electrical current is passed through to heat the wire during operation. The heat transfer
coefficient between the wire and the gas is 200 W/m2.K and the initial temperature of the
wire is 30 oC. Determine:
(i) the Biot number and indicate whether or not a lumped system analysis is suitable
for this system; and
(ii) the time required for the temperature of the wire to reach 100 oC.
(10 marks)
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Q3 (a) Discuss the differences between heat transfer of a fully developed laminar flow for the
case ofconstant heat flux and constant surface temperature boundary conditions and show
which of the two conditions above provides greater heat transfer rate for a given geometry.
(3 marks)
(b) The processor of a computer is cooled by five flat plates located on its surface as shown in
Figure Q3(b). Three of the plates located in the middle are 80 mm in length and 15 mm
in height. The other two plates which are located at the sides are 60 mm in length and l5
mm in height. The surface temperature of the plates is assumed to be at 70 "C whereas the
surrounding air temperature is at 30 oC. If the surrounding air is travelling parallel to the
plates at25 mls, determine:
(i) the hydraulic boundary thickness at the trailing edge of the 80 mm long plate and
60 mm long plate;
(iD the total friction drag along the surface of the plates;
(iii) the heat transfer rate from a single 60 mm long plate and a single 80 mm long plate;
and
(iv) the total heat transfer from all plates.
(17 marks)
Q4 (a) Determine the heat transfer coefficient for a2.5 m-high vertical pillar with 0.25 m diameter
having a respective wall and surrounding temperatures of:
(b) A thin square aluminium plate (200 mm x 200 mm) with a surface temperature of l5 'C is
heated while being vertically suspended in still aft at 40 oC as shown in Figure Q4(b). A
similarity method based on boundary layer equations is used to determine the average heat
transfer coefficient for this plate which results in the following average Nusselt number
relationship:
*u =
;(f)'scno
where g(Pr) is the dimensionless temperature gradient at the surface given as:
0.7 SPrL/ z
e(Pr) - (o.oos + L.IILP rt / z + L,z3 B Pr)
1/4 (o
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Determine:
(i) the heat transfer coefficient based on the relationship given by the similarity
method above;
(iD the percentage difference between the heat transfer coefficient obtained from (i)
and that from a suitable empirical correlation; and
(iii) the heat transfer rates from the plate using both the similarity and the empirical
methods.
(9 marks)
Q6 l.?kgls of air at 30 'C is used to cool 1.0 kg/s of water at 90 "C in a heat exchanger. The overall
heat transfer coefficient for this heat exchanger is 50 Wm2.K. You are given a choice of three
heat changers as shown in Table Q6 below.
Table Q6
No. Heat exchanger type Effectiveness
A Concentric tube (Counter flow) 60%
B Shell-and-tube ( I -shell pass, 4-tube-pass) 80%
C Shell-and-tube (2-shell pass, 2-tube-pass) 80%
Allheat exchangers uses steel shells and 2.5 cm diameter copper tubes. A shell costs RM
100/unit while copper is available at RM5/meter. For your analysis, calculate:
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If the heat transfer ftom an electrical component is purely by radiation exchange within the
enclosure, determine its surface temperafure. All surfaces may be considered to be grey for
radiation purposes.
(20 marks)
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FINAL EXAMINATION
Gas flow
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