University of Wah,

Department of Chemical Engineering

Document No: UW/Ch.E/AF/REV00
UNIVERSITY OF WAH
WAH ENGINEERING COLLEGE
Department of Chemical Engineering
Assignment # 03
Course Title: Heat Transfer Fundamentals
Semester: 5th Course Teacher: Rabia Sabir
Total Marks: 30 Time: 1 week
Course Code: Ch.E-301
Student Name___________________ Reg No._______________________

Assignment Title: Steady Heat Conduction:

Course Learning Program Learning Learning Domain

Outcome Outcome

CLO-2 PLO-2 Cognitive 3

PLO-2: Problem Analysis: An ability to identify, formulate, research literature, and analyze
complex engineering problems reaching substantiated conclusions using first principles of
mathematics, natural sciences and engineering sciences.
CLO-2: Develop model for physical problems related to conduction, convection and radiation for
steady state and transient process in one and two dimensions and able to solve them by applying
mathematical knowledge.

Question#1: A 4-m-high and 6-m-wide wall consists of a long 18-cm 3 30-cm cross section of
horizontal bricks (k =0.72 W/m·K) separated by 3-cm-thick plaster layers (k=0.22 W/m·K). There are
also 2-cm-thick plaster layers on each side of the wall, and a 2-cmthick rigid foam (k=0.026 W/m·K)
on the inner side of the wall. The indoor and the outdoor temperatures are 22°C and 24°C, and the
convection heat transfer coefficients on the inner and the outer sides are h1 5 10 W/m2·K and h2= 20
W/m2·K, respectively. Assuming one-dimensional heat transfer and disregarding radiation, determine
the rate of heat transfer through the wall.

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Question#2: A hot surface at 100°C is to be cooled by attaching 3-cm-long, 0.25-cm-diameter

aluminum pin fins (k=237 W/m · °C) to it, with a center-to-center distance of 0.6 cm. The temperature
of the surrounding medium is 30°C, and the heat transfer coefficient on the surfaces is 35 W/m2 · °C.
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.

Question#3: A 5-m-wide, 4-m-high, and 40-m-long kiln used to cure concrete pipes is made of 20-
cm-thick concrete walls and ceiling (k =0.9 W/m·K). The kiln is maintained at 40°C by injecting hot
steam into it. The two ends of the kiln, 4 m 3 5 m in size, are made of a 3-mm-thick sheet metal
covered with 2-cm-thick Styrofoam (k=0.033 W/m·K). The convection heat transfer coefficients on
the inner and the outer surfaces of the kiln are 3000 W/m2·K and 25 W/m2·K, respectively.
Disregarding any heat loss through the floor, determine the rate of heat loss from the kiln when the
ambient air is at 24°C.

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Question # 4:
Superheated steam at an average temperature 200°C is transported through a steel pipe (k = 50
W/m·K, Do =8.0 cm, Di=6.0 cm, and L 5 20.0 m). The pipe is insulated with a 4-cm thick layer of
gypsum plaster (k 5 0.5 W/m·K). The insulated pipe is placed horizontally inside a warehouse where
the average air temperature is 10°C. The steam and the air heat transfer coefficients are estimated to
be 800 and 200 W/m2·K, respectively. Calculate (a) the daily rate of heat transfer from the
superheated steam, and (b) the temperature on the outside surface of the gypsum plaster insulation.

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