Module 2: Activity No.

1
Conduction Through Walls in Series-Parallel Exercises Problem

Name: Esclito, Arhon M.

Student No. 20191162115
Problem:
𝐵𝑇𝑈 .𝑓𝑡
Given: Materials 1 and 5 - Missouri firebrick, k= 0.4 𝐻𝑅.𝑓𝑡 2 .℉

Materials 2 and 4 - common brick, k= 1.02

Material 3 - 85% Magnesia, k= 0.0579
Calculate the temperatures between layers and also determine the heat loss in BTU/HR
if the temp on surface a is 2400 deg F and at surface d is 50 deg F.
Solution:
𝑇𝑎 − 𝑇𝑑
𝑄=
𝑅𝑇
𝑥1 0.7 𝑓𝑡 1
𝑹𝟏 = 𝑅5 = = = 0.04861
𝑘1 𝐴1 (0.4 𝐵𝑇𝑈 . 𝑓𝑡 ) (3.6 𝑓𝑡)(10 𝑓𝑡) 𝐵𝑇𝑈
2
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 . ℉ 𝐻𝑅 ∙℉
𝑥2 0.5 𝑓𝑡 1
𝑹𝟐 = 𝑅4 = = = 0.04085
𝑘2 𝐴2 (1.02 𝐵𝑇𝑈 . 𝑓𝑡 ) (1.2 𝑓𝑡)(10 𝑓𝑡) 𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . ℉ 𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉
𝑥3 0.5 𝑓𝑡 1
𝑹𝟑 = = = 0.71963
𝑘3 𝐴3 ( 0.0579 𝐵𝑇𝑈 . 𝑓𝑡 ) (1.2 𝑓𝑡)(10 𝑓𝑡) 𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝐻𝑅. 𝑓𝑡 2 . ℉ 𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉
1 1
𝑅234 = =
1 1 1 1 1 1
𝑅2 + 𝑅3 + 𝑅4 + +
1 1 1
(0.04085 ) (0.71963 ) (0.04085 )
𝐵𝑇𝑈 𝐵𝑇𝑈 𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉ 𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉ 𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉
𝟏
𝑹𝟐𝟑𝟒 = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟔
𝑩𝑻𝑼
𝑯𝑹 ∙ ℉
𝐵𝑇𝑈 𝟏
𝑹𝑻 = 𝑅1 + 𝑅234 + 𝑅5 = [0.04861(2) + 0.01986] [ ] = 𝟎. 𝟏𝟏𝟕𝟎𝟖
𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉ 𝑩𝑻𝑼
𝑯𝑹 ∙ ℉
𝑇𝑎 − 𝑇𝑑 (2400 − 50)℉ 𝟏
𝑄= = = 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟕𝟏. 𝟕𝟓
𝑅𝑇 𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉ 𝑩𝑻𝑼
0.11708 𝐵𝑇𝑈 𝑯𝑹 ∙ ℉
𝑸 = 𝑸𝟏 = 𝑸𝟐 + 𝑸𝟑 + 𝑸𝟒 = 𝑸𝟓
(𝑇𝑎 − 𝑇𝑏 ) 𝐵𝑇𝑈 (2400 − 𝑇𝑏 )℉
𝑸 = 𝑸𝟏 = 𝑥1 → 20071.75 =
𝐻𝑅 1
𝑘1 𝐴1 0.04861 𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉
𝑻𝒃 = 𝟏𝟒𝟐𝟒. 𝟑𝟏 ℉

𝟏 1
𝑸 = (𝑻𝒃 − 𝑻𝒄 ) ( ) → (1424.31 ℉ − 𝑇𝑐 )
𝑹𝟐𝟑𝟒 1
0.01986 𝐵𝑇𝑈
( 𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉ )
𝑻𝒄 = 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟓. 𝟔𝟗 ℉
Checking: For the moment of truth….
(𝑇𝑐 − 𝑇𝑑 ) 𝐵𝑇𝑈 (𝑇𝑐 − 50)℉
𝑸 = 𝑸𝟓 = 𝑥5 → 20071.75 =
𝐻𝑅 1
𝑘5 𝐴5 0.04861 𝐵𝑇𝑈
𝐻𝑅 ∙ ℉
𝑻𝒄 = 𝟏𝟎𝟐𝟓. 𝟔𝟗℉

Hence, the equation is okay!!!