Chapter : 2 : Conduction-Steady-State One Dimension IJI

Thickness of wood, Le= 16mm=0.016m

Temperature of hot fluid (air), thf = 25 ° C
Temperature cold fluid (air), tcf = -3 ° C
Heat transfer coefficients :
Hot fluid (air), hhf =11 W/m2° C
Cold fluid (air), hcf = 30 W/m2° C
Thermal conductivities :
Brick, kA = 0.99 W/m° C
Foam, k = 0.022 W/m° C
B
Wood, kc= 0.17 W/m° C
Total wall area, A= 85 m 2
(i) Rate of heat transfer, Q :
Q = UA(thf- tcf)
The overall heat transfer co-efficient (U) may be found from the following relation :
1 1 LA LB 4: 1
-=-+-+-+-+-
u hhf k A kB kc hif
1 0.22 0.09 0.06 1
=-+--+--+--+-
11 0.99 0.022 0.17 30
=0.091 + 0.222 + 4.091 + 0.094 + 0.033 =4.531

U = _l_ = 0.2207W/m 2 ° C
4.531
Q =0.2207 x 85 [25 - (-3)] = 525.26 W (Ans.)
(ii) Temperature of inside surface of the brick, t2 :

[-_l : �]
Q = U.A (thf- t2)

or, 525.26 = A(thf - t2 )

hhf kA

= +l�l x 85 (25 - 12) = 271.45(25 - t2 )

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11 0.99
525.26
t2 = 25 - --- = 23.06 C (Ans.)
0

271.45
Example 2.27. Afurnace wall is made of composite wall of total thickness 550 mm. The inside
layer is made of refractory material (K = 2.3 W/mK) and outside layer is made of an insulating
material (K = 0.2 W/mK). The mean temperature of the glass inside the furnace is 900 ° C and inter­
face temperature is 520 ° C. The heat transfer coefficient between the gases and inner surface can be
taken as 230 W/m2 ° C and between the outside surface and atmosphere as 46 W/m20 C. Taking air
temperature = 30 ° C, calculate :
(i) Required thickness of each layer,
(ii) The rate of heat loss per m2 area, and
(iii) The temperatures of surface exposed to gases and of surface exposed to atmosphere.
(B.U., Dec., 2002)