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Problem 1

wall of a refrigerated van is made of 1.5 mm steel sheet

A plane
k)) at the outer surface, 10 mm plywood (kp = 0.05 W/(m K)) at the inner
WI(m surfaces.
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and 20 mm glass wool (ka = 0.01 W/m K)) in between the outer and inner surface is
outace inside the van is -15°C, while the outside transfer
1ne temperature of the cold environment The average values of convective heat
exposed to a surrounding ambient at 24°C.
are 12 W/(m K) and 20 W/(m K)
coefficients at the inner and outer surfaces of the wall Determine:
respectively. The surface area of the wall is 0.75 m'.
resistance to heat flow.
(a) The individual components of the thermal
(b) The rate of heat flow through the wall. interface between steel sheet
(ii) the
(c) The temperatures at (i) the outer surface of the wall, and (iv) the inner
and glas wool, (iii)the interface between glass wool and plywood,
surface of the wall

-T; |0mm

O.os
T2 Glass wWool

o.ol Plywood
Steel
sheet
12
kg kG |T

TA T;

-LG
Fluid film at the
Fluid film at the inner surface
outer surface (a) The wall

T, T, A:0.7 m
Ro R_ RG Rp R
(b)The analogous electrical'circuit
The composite walland the analogous electrical circuit

A h;A
 Problem 2
Solution:
Eq. insulating
the (k= 1.0
(c) (b) (a) problem,Forthe
(2.16). furnace 0.07W/(m

Therefore, Let material

W/(m K)). Checkfor T; The The R; Rp RG R_ R,
is T,=-13.61 -
900 The temperatures (convective
(conduction
(conduction (convective
(conduction
L K). rate
be
h, kpkGks h,
W/m', is wall A of == = ==
The
atlaboratory
wethe 310 heat 20
0.0S 0.01 2512
furnace is
thickness
can how covered (12.52 flow,
resistanceresistanceresistanceresistanceresistance W/(m²W/(m W/(m W/(mWI(m²
K. at
write thick If furnace T4 T;T,= T the
900 = theinner x =- = Q K)K) K)K)K)
on 0.111l) 23.16 23.16
= interfaces 12.52 =W =
at
of must
maximum 10.27 24- of of of at
brick wall
the 0.067 e
the thplywood)
glass the
1250-310
1.0 0.2 outer - (12.52
- steel T=-15°C T, = LpLç Ls
the = (12.52(12.52 + inner outer = = =
insulating surface is -15°C - are sheet)
insulating
layer
be? constructed (12.52 8x wool) 24°C 10 201.5
0.07 L allowable surface x
marked surface)
10+ surface) mmmmmm
(the x 0.067)
x 24-(-15)
is x
2.67) 8
material with
at 0.267) x
heat value in 2.67 = =
1250K 10) =
23.16°C
= Figure +0267+ 0.7512 x 0.05x
0.75 10320
x0.7525x10-31.5 x0.7520 x
transfer thick
a0.2of
=
10-3
10x 0.01x0.75
given -10.27°C 1
in m -13.61°C 23.16°C =
andlayer
thick 2.8.
metre. in
rate the 0.111 =0.267K
= W-! =
offire the 2.67
- 0.067 =
outer 0.111 8x KW-!
Here, through
insulating problem)
clay K 10K
surface K
W-! W-!
we the bricks
will W-!
wall material
of (k
use of the = AT
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