Module 2: Activity No.

2
Conduction Through Walls in Series-Parallel Exercises Problem

Name: Esclito, Arhon M.

Student No. 20191162115
Given:
𝑊
Materials 1, 5 and 9 - common brick, k= 0.69228 𝑚 deg 𝐶

Materials 2, 4, 6 and 8 - Missouri firebrick, k= 1.76531

Material 3 and 7 - 85% Magnesia, k= 0.10
Calculate the temperatures between layers and also determine the heat loss in
Watts if the temp on surface a is 2100 deg C and at surface f is 40 deg C.

Solution:

∆𝑇 (2100 − 40)℃
𝑄𝑇 = =
𝑅𝑇 𝑅𝑇

𝑄𝑇 = 𝑄1 = 𝑄2 + 𝑄3 + 𝑄4 = 𝑄5 = 𝑄6 + 𝑄7 + 𝑄8 = 𝑄9
 𝐿1 0.2 𝑚 𝟏
𝑅1 = 𝑅5 = 𝑅9 = = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟓𝟑𝟓
𝑘1 𝐴1 0.69228 𝑊 𝑾
[( )( )]
𝑚 deg 𝐶 1.8𝑚 3𝑚 ℃
𝐿2 0.2 𝑚 𝟏
𝑅2 = 𝑅4 = 𝑅6 = 𝑅8 = = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟔𝟐𝟗𝟒
𝑘2 𝐴2 1.76531 𝑊 𝑾
[( )( )]
𝑚 deg 𝐶 0.6𝑚 3𝑚 ℃
0.2 𝑚 𝟏
𝑅3 = 𝑅7 = = 𝟏. 𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏𝟏
𝑊 𝑾
0.10 𝑚 deg 𝐶 [(0.6𝑚)(3𝑚)] ℃
1 1 𝟏
𝑅234 = 𝑅678 = = = 𝟎. 𝟎𝟑𝟎𝟔
1 1 1 1 1 1 𝑾
+ + 1 + 1 + 1
𝑅2 𝑅3 𝑅4 ℃
0.06294 1.11111 0.06294
𝑊 𝑊 𝑊
℃ ℃ ℃

1 1 𝟏
𝑅𝑇 = 𝑅1 +𝑅5 + 𝑅9 + 𝑅234 + 𝑅678 = (0.0535 ) (𝟑) + 0.0306 (2) = 𝟎. 𝟐𝟐𝟏𝟕
𝑊 𝑊 𝑾
℃ ℃ ℃

(𝑇𝑎 − 𝑇𝑓 ) (2100 − 40)℃

𝑄𝑇 = = = 𝟗𝟐𝟗𝟏. 𝟖𝟒 𝑾
𝑅𝑇 1
0.2217 𝑊
℃

(𝑇𝑎 − 𝑇𝑏 ) (2100 − 𝑇𝑏 )℃
𝑄𝑇 = → 9291.84 𝑊 =
𝑅1 1
0.0535 𝑊
℃
𝑻𝒃 = 𝟏𝟔𝟎𝟐. 𝟖𝟗℃
(𝑇𝑏 − 𝑇𝑐 ) (1602.89 − 𝑇𝑐 )℃
𝑄𝑇 = → 9291.84 𝑊 =
𝑅234 1
0.0306 𝑊
℃
𝑻𝒄 = 𝟏𝟑𝟏𝟖. 𝟓𝟔℃
(𝑇𝑐 − 𝑇𝑑 ) (1318.56℃ − 𝑇𝑑 )℃
𝑄𝑇 = → 9291.84 𝑊 =
𝑅5 1
0.0535 𝑊
℃
𝑻𝒅 = 𝟖𝟐𝟏. 𝟒𝟓℃
 (𝑇𝑑 − 𝑇𝑒 ) (821.45℃ − 𝑇𝑒 )℃
𝑄𝑇 = → 9291.84 𝑊 =
𝑅678 1
0.0306 𝑊
℃
𝑻𝒆 = 𝟓𝟑𝟕. 𝟏𝟐℃
Checking: if the 𝑇𝑓 of the equation has the same value to the given value of 𝑇𝑓 of the
problem.

(𝑇𝑒 − 𝑇𝑓 ) (537.12℃ − 𝑇𝑓 )℃
𝑄𝑇 = → 9291.84 𝑊 =
𝑅678 1
0.0535 𝑊
℃
𝑻𝒇 = 𝟒𝟎. 𝟎𝟎𝟔℃