Malaviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur

Department of Chemical Engineering

CHT-202 Heat Transfer
Assignment No. 1

1. An insulation system is to be selected for a furnace wall at 1000° C using a first layer of
mineral wool blocks followed by fiberglass boards. The outside of insulation is exposed to an
environment with h = 15 W/m2. °C and T∞ = 40° C. Calculate the thickness of each insulating
material such that the interface temperature is not greater than 400° C and the outside
temperature is not greater than 55° C. Use mean values for the thermal conductivities. What
is the heat loss in this wall in watts per square meter?

2. A plane wall 6.0 cm thick generates heat internally at the rate of 0.3 MW/m3. One side of
the wall insulated, and the other side is exposed to an environment at 93° C. The convection
heat-transfer coefficient between the wall and the environment is 570 W/m2. °C. The thermal
conductivity of the wall is 21W/m. °C. Calculate the maximum temperature in the wall.

3. A piece of aluminium weighing 6 kg and initially at a temperature of 300 °C is suddenly

immersed in a fluid at 20° C. The convection heat transfer coefficient is 58 W/m2. °C. Taking
the aluminium as a sphere having the same weight as that given, estimate the time required to
cool the aluminium to 90° C, using the lumped-capacity method of analysis.

4. The roof of a building is 30 m by 60 m, and because of heat loading by the sun it attains a
temperature of 300 K when the ambient air temperature is 0° C. Calculate the heat loss from
the roof for mild breeze blowing at 5 mi/h across roof (L = 30m).

5. Water flows in a 2 cm diameter tube at an average flow velocity of 8 m/s. If the water
enters at 20° C and leaves at 30° C and the tube length is 10m, estimate the average wall
temperature necessary to effect the required heat transfer.

6. Water at the rate of 1kg/s is forced through a tube with a 2.5 cm ID. The inlet water
temperature is 15°C and the outlet water temperature is 50°C. The tube wall temperature is
14°C higher than the water temperature all along the length of the tube. What is the length of
the tube?

7. A 0.3 m-square air conditioning duct carries air at a temperature such that the outside
temperature of the duct is maintained at 15.6°C and is exposed to room air at 27°C. Estimate
the heat gained by the duct per meter of length.

8. A large bare duct having a diameter of 30 cm runs horizontally across a factory area having
environmental conditions of 20°C and 1 atm. The length of the duct is 100m. Inside the duct
a low pressure steam flow maintains the wall temperature constant at 120°C. Calculate the
total heat lost by convention from the duct to the room.
9. A long cylindrical heater 2.5 cm in diameter is maintained at 500°C and has a surface
emissivity of 0.8. The heater is located in a large room whose walls are at 25°C. How much
will the radiant heat transfer from the heater be reduced if it is surrounded by a 30 cm
diameter radiation shield of aluminium having an emissivity of 0.2? What is the temperature
of the shield?

10. A long cylinder having diameter of 2cm is maintained at 600°C and has an emissivity of
0.4. Surrounding the cylinder is another long, thin walled concentric cylinder having a
diameter of 6cm and an emissivity of 0.2 on both the inside and outside surfaces. The
assembly is located in a large room having a temperature of 27°C. Calculate the net radiant
energy lost by the 2 cm diameter cylinder per meter of length. Also calculate the temperature
of the 6 cm diameter cylinder.

11. Two long concentric cylinders have diameter of 4 and 8cm, respectively. The inside
cylinder is at 800°C and outer cylinder is at 100°C. The inside and outside emissivities are
0.8 and 0.4, respectively. Calculate the percent reduction in heat transfer if a cylindrical
radiation shield having a diameter of 6cm and emissivity of 0.3 is placed between the two
cylinders.