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 What is the external heating surface area in square inch
of a tube with the following dimensions: Tube inside
diameter = 250 mm, Wall thickness = 25 mm and Length =
2.5 m.
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How much heat (Kilo calorie) will flow in 8 hours through
a plaster wall that is 15 mm thick and 1.5 m x 0.75 m in
area if the temperature is 15°C on one side and -1.5°C on
the other side. Use k = 3.25 BTU-in/hr-ft2-°F.
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Brine enters a cooler at the rate of 5,000 gal/hr. at 75°F
and leaves at 21°F. Specific heat and specific gravity of
brine are 1.27 kJ/kg-°K and 1.2, respectively. Calculate the
heat transferred in Hp.
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Calculate the amount of energy required (Kilo calorie) to
heat the air in a house 15 m x 25 m x 20 m from 20°F to
90°F. The density of air is about 1.2 kg/m3, and its specific
heat at constant pressure is 0.24 BTU/Ib-°F.
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The hot gas temperature in a heat exchanger is 300 °F (ho
= 0.1 Hp/ ft2-°R). What is the surface temperature on the
wall if the heat transferred is 100,500 W/m2?
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If total resistance to heat flow of a composite wall is 0.12
m2-°K/W. What is the over-all transfer coefficient of the
wall in Btu/hr.- -°R?
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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.
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The sun generates 5 Hp per 5 when used as a source
for solar collectors with an area of 10 heat water. The
flow rate is 10 gallons per minute. What is the
temperature rise in the water in degrees Fahrenheit?
Density of water is 62.4 lbm per cubic foot.
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Determine the equivalent heat energy transferred across
25 cm wall of firebrick with a surface temperature of 125°
F. The inner surface temperature is maintained at 275°F.
The wall has rectangular dimension of 500 mm by 1.25 m
with a thermal conductivity of 1,750 W/m-°C.
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Water enters the condenser at 16°C and leaves at 47°C.
What is the log mean temperature difference if the
condenser temperature is 55° C?
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