TheProblem1328statementstates,onp.781,thatAsolidsphereof1mdiameteriskeptinan
evacuated,long,equilateraltriangularenclosurewhosesidesare2mlong.That(long)implies
infinite,channellikeequilateraltriangularduct(ofinfiniteAreaA2)withaballinside(offinitearea
A1=D2.,thusviewfactorsare,F12=1,F21=0,andF22=1.Furthermore,theFig.P1328implies(thus
unfortunatelyconfusing)thatthetriangularenclosurescrosssectionistouchingthespherethat
wouldrequire 3sidelength,notarbitrarilygiven2mlong,althoughanylengthbiggerthan 3is
valid,butnottouchingwithallsides.
Thesolution(attachedbelow)calculatestheenclosureareaasbeingequilateraltetrahedronofthree
sidesandillustrationswiththethree,2msidesaretouching1mdiameterball,thelatterbeing
impossible,seeabove,andalsotetrahedronhasfourequilateraltriangles,onebase(ifsoconsidered)
andthreeadditionaltowardsitsapex,seehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetrahedronformoredetails.If
thatisthecase(althoughconflictingwiththeproblemstatement,seeabove),thanthetouching
tetrahedronsedgelengthshouldbe
6=2.45m,thuswouldnotfitinatetrahedronwith2m
triangularlength(andcrosssectioncutwouldbequitedifferent).Inadditiontheenclosureareawould
be4times,not3times,theequilateraltrianglearea,i.e.,
3.
ItappearsthattheP1328solutioniswrongforeithercasescenario.AsstatedintheProblem
statement,seeabove,thesolution,usingthesamegivenprocedure,shouldsimplybe:
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13-28 A solid sphere is placed in an evacuated equilateral triangular enclosure. The view factor from the enclosure to the
sphere and the emissivity of the enclosure are to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist 2 The surfaces are opaque, diffuse, and gray. 3 Convection heat transfer is
not considered.
Properties The emissivity of sphere is given to be 1 = 0.45.
T1 = 600 K
A1 = D = (1 m) = 3.142 m
2
A2 = 3 L D
L
2m
= 3 (2 m) 2 (1 m) 2
= 5.196 m 2
2
2
1 = 0.45
2m
2m
T2 = 420 K
2 = ?
1m
A1 F12 = A2 F21
(3.142)(1) = (5.196) F21
2m
F21 = 0.605
(b) The net rate of radiation heat transfer can be expressed for this two-surface enclosure to yield the emissivity of the
enclosure:
Q& =
3100 W =
T1 4 T2 4
1 1
1 2
1
+
+
A1 1
A1 F12
A2 2
2 = 0.150
13-29 A long cylindrical rod coated with a new material is placed in an evacuated long cylindrical enclosure which is
maintained at a uniform temperature. The emissivity of the coating on the rod is to be determined.
Assumptions 1 Steady operating conditions exist 2 The surfaces are
opaque, diffuse, and gray.
Properties The emissivity of the enclosure is given to be 2 = 0.95.
D2 = 0.1 m
T2 = 200 K
2 = 0.95
D1 = 0.01 m
T1 = 600 K
1 = ?
A (T 4 T2 4 )
Q& 12 = 1 1
1 1 2 r1
+
1
2 r2
12 W =
Vacuum
which gives
1 = 0.0527
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