ME 3132 Heat Transfer laboratory

Pre-lab quiz: Lumped Capacitance

Prof. Lage

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Choose the best alternative:

(1) The primary objective of this experiment is to:

a. Verify Fourier’s law of heat conduction
b. Plot a temperature versus time graph
c. Verify the lumped capacitance model
d. Work with aluminum blocks
(2) The number of aluminum blocks to be tested is:
a. Not defined
b. Equal to two (2)
c. Equal to five (5)
d. As many as needed
(3) The data to be acquired experimentally are:
a. The water temperature and pressure
b. The ambient temperature at time zero
c. The block temperature after the beginning of the cooling process
d. The block temperature at the beginning and during the process
(4) The lumped capacitance model assumes:
a. The block is in a thermodynamic equilibrium with the environment at all time
b. The block temperature does not change with time
c. The block temperature is a function of the ambient pressure
d. The block temperature is uniform within the block
(5) The number of curves to be obtained for different values of h and plotted together with the
experimental data equals:
a. Five (5)
b. Zero (0)
c. Ten (10)
d. As many as we want
(6) In the present experiment, the heat transfer coefficient needed in the lumped capacitance model:
a. Is determined empirically through comparison with the experimental data
b. Is determined analytically using Newton’s law of cooling
c. Can not be determined in any way
d. Equals the heat transfer coefficient for flow over a flat plate
(7) The determination of the best heat transfer coefficient:
a. Results from testing the propane torch five times until the results match
b. Results from the smallest standard deviation σ between experimental and analytical
values
c. Results from comparing the mean theoretical value to the experimental value
d. Is done by guessing the best h
(8) For the best h obtained:
a. The Nu and Re should be calculated
b. The Bi and characteristic time should be calculated
c. The characteristic time and Pr should be calculated
d. None of the above