CONDUCTION FROM FLUID TO FLUID THROUGH WALL

1. The hot fluid temperature of the furnace wall is 1350°C (h= 6 W/m 2-K). It is desired to
maintain the outside ambient temperature of 45°C (h = 2.5 W/m 2-K). A 155 mm of
refractory silica is used adjacent to the combustion chamber and 12 mm of steel covers
the outside. What thickness of insulating bricks is necessary between refractory silica
and steel if the heat loss should be kept at 800 W/m 2? Use k= 14 W/m-K for refractory
silica; 0.15 W/m-K for insulating bricks; 45 W/m-K for steel.

2. Hot gasses at 180°C on one side of a metal plate of 10 in thickness and air at 25°F
on the other side. The heat transfer coefficient of the gasses is 31.5 Btu/hr-ft 2-°F and
that of the air 32 Btu/hr-ft2-°F. Calculate the overall transfer coefficient. k= 50 Btu/ft.-°F.

3. A cubical tank of 2 ft. sides is constructed of metal plate 6 in and contains water at
75°F. The surrounding temperature is 16°F. Calculate the overall transfer coefficient
from water to air. Take the coefficient of thermal conductivity of the metal as 48 Btu/hr-
ft.-°F, the coefficient of heat transfer of water is 2.5 Btu/hr-ft 2-°F and the coefficient of
heat transfer of the air is 1.6 Btu/hr-ft 2-°F.

4. A composite wall is made up of an external thickness of brickwork 20 in thick inside

which is a layer of fiber glass 8 in thick. The fiber glass is faced internally by an
insulating board 3 in thick. The coefficient of thermal conductivity for the three are as
follows:
Brickwork 1.5 Btu/ft.-°R
Fiber glass 0.04 Btu/ft.-°R
Insulating board 0.06 Btu/ft.-°R
The surface transfer coefficient of the inside wall is 3.1 Btu/hr-ft 2-°R while that of
the outside wall is 2.5 Btu/hr-ft2-°R. Take the internal ambient temperature as 10°F and
the external temperature is 27°F. Determine the heat loss through such wall 6 ft. high
and 10 ft. long.

5. Hot gasses at 80°F on one side of a metal plate of 5 in thickness and air at 25°F on
the other side. The heat transfer coefficient of the gasses is 31.5 Btu/hr-ft 2-°R and that
of the air 32 Btu/hr-ft2-°R. Calculate the heat loss through metal plate 6 ft. high and 10 ft.
long. k= 60 Btu/ft.-°R.
6. A composite wall is made up of an external thickness of brick wall 10 in thick inside
which is a layer of fiber glass 7 in thick. The fiber glass is faced internally by an
insulating board 4 in thick. The coefficient of thermal conductivity for the three are as
follows:
Brick wall 2.5 Btu/ft.-°R
Fiber glass 0.05 Btu/ft.-°R
Insulating board 0.08 Btu/ft.-°R
The surface transfer coefficients of the inside wall is 4.1 Btu/hr-ft 2-°R while that of
the outside wall is 3.5 Btu/hr-ft2-°F. Take the internal ambient temperature as 50°F and
the external temperature is 80.6°F. Determine the heat loss through such wall 7 ft.high
and 11 ft. long.

7. A cubical tank of 6 ft. sides is constructed of metal plate 5 in thick and contains water
at 167.6°F. The surrounding air temperature is 60.8°F. Calculate the heat loss, take the
coefficient of thermal conductivity of the metal as 60 Btu/ft.-°F, the coefficient of heat
transfer of water is 3.5 Btu/hr-ft2-°F and the coefficient of heat transfer of the air is 2.6
Btu/hr-ft2-°F.

8. Determine the heat loss of a heat exchanger in Btu/hr-ft 2. The heat exchanger is
constructed of metal wall 6 in thick between the hot gas and the cold gas. The heat
exchanger is designed by the following specification:
Hot gas temperature 2093°F
Cold gas temperature 113°F
Unit surface conductance on the hot side 330 Btu/hr-ft2-°F
Unit surface conductance on the cold side 390 Btu/hr-ft2-°F
Thermal conductivity of the metal wall 215 Btu/ft.-°F

9. A metal wall has a hot temperature of 572°F and surface conductance on hot side is
472 Btu/hr-ft2-°F. If heat transmitted is 2000 Btu/hr-ft 2, what is the surface temperature
on the wall at hot side?

10. Hot gasses at 90°F on one side of a metal plate of 10 in thickness and air at 20°F on
the other side. The heat transfer coefficient of the gasses is 21.5 Btu/hr-ft 2-°F and that of
the air 22 Btu/hr-ft2-°F. Calculate the overall transfer coefficient. k= 40 Btu/ft.-°F.