Lecture - 5

27 January 2023 08:30

(Q 1.6). The ice is at the fusion temperature ( ) and is enclosed in a cubical container of width W on a
side. The container wall is of thickness L and thermal conductivity k. If the outer surface of the wall heated to a
temperature to melt the ice, obtain an expression for the time needed to melt the entire mass of ice.

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(Q). The wall of an oven used to cure plastic parts is of thickness m and is exposed to large
surroundings and air at its outer surface. The air and the surroundings are at 300 K. If the temperature
of the outer surface is 400 K and its convection coefficient and emissivity are and
, respectively, what is the temperature of the inner surface if the wall has a thermal conductivity of
?

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(Q). A thin electrical heating element provides a uniform heat flux to the outer surface of a duct
through which airflows. The duct wall has a thickness of 10 mm and a thermal conductivity of 20 W/m.K.

(a) At a particular location, the air temperature is and the convection heat transfer coefficient
between the air and inner surface of the duct is 100 . What heat flux is required to maintain
the inner surface of the duct at ?
(b) For the conditions of part (a), what is the temperature of the duct surface next to the heater?

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