Tutorial 1

Tutorial 1: Steady Heat Conduction

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Problem 3.130
A hot surface at 100C is to be cooled by attaching 3-cm-long, 0.25-cm-diameter aluminum pin fins (k = 237 W/mK) to it,
with a center-to-center distance of 0.6 cm. The temperature of the surrounding medium is 30C, and the heat transfer
coefficient on the surfaces is 35 W/m2K. Determine the rate of heat transfer from the surface for a 1-m 1-m section of the
plate. Also determine the overall effectiveness of the fins.

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Problem 3.133
A 40-W power transistor is to be cooled by attaching it to one of the commercially available heat sinks shown in Table 36.
Select a heat sink that will allow the case temperature of the transistor not to exceed 90C in the ambient air at 20C.

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Problem 3.127
Pipes with inner and outer diameters of 50 mm and 60 mm, respectively, are used for transporting superheated vapor in a
manufacturing plant. The pipes with thermal conductivity of 16 W/mK are connected together by flanges with combined
thickness of 20 mm and outer diameter of 90 mm. Air condition surrounding the pipes has a temperature of 25C and a
convection heat transfer coefficient of 10 W/m2K. If the inner surface temperature of the pipe is maintained at a constant
temperature of 150C, determine the temperature at the base of the flange and the rate of heat loss through the flange.

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