Module: Heat exchangers Echahid Hamma Lakhdar University - El Oued

Teacher: Bouafia Abderrhmane Faculty of Technology

University season: 2023/2024 Level: 1st master's degree in chemical engineering

SERIES N°1

PROBLEM 1:
The wall of an industrial furnace is constructed from 0.15 m-thick fireclay brick having a thermal
conductivity of 1.7 W/m. K. Measurements made during steady-state operation reveal temperatures of
1400 and 1150 K at the inner and outer surfaces, respectively. What is the rate of heat loss through a wall
that is 0.5 m × 1.2 m on a side?
PROBLEM 2:
The thermal conductivity of a sheet of rigid, extruded insulation is reported to be k = 0.029 W/m. K. The
measured temperature difference across a 20 mm thick sheet of the material is T1 - T2 = 10 °C.
(a) What is the heat flux through a 2 m × 2 m sheet of the insulation?
(b) What is the rate of heat transfer through the sheet of insulation?
PROBLEM 3:
The concrete slab of a basement is 11 m long, 8 m wide and 0.20 m thick. During the winter, temperatures
are nominally 17 °C and 10 °C at the top and bottom surfaces, respectively. If the concrete has a thermal
conductivity of 1.4 W/m. K, what is the rate of heat loss through the slab? If the basement is heated by a
gas furnace operating at an efficiency of ηf = 0.90 and natural gas is priced at Cg = 0.02 DA/MJ, what is
the daily cost of the heat loss?
PROBLEM 4:
The temperature distribution across a wall 1 m thick at a certain instant of time is given as
𝑇(𝑥) = 𝑎 + 𝑏𝑥 + 𝑐𝑥 2

Where T is in degrees Celsius and x is in meters, while a = 900 °C, b = -300 ° C/m, and c = -50 °C/m2.
A uniform heat generation, 𝑞̇ = 1000 𝑊/𝑚3, is present in the wall of area 10 m2 having the properties:
ρ = 1600 kg/m3, k = 40 W/m.K et Cp = 4 kJ/kg.K.
1. Determine the rate of heat transfer entering the wall (x = 0) and leaving the wall (x = 1 m).
2. Determine the rate of change of energy storage in the wall.
3. Determine the time rate of temperature change at x = 0, 0.25, and 0.5 m.