DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PERIODICAL TEST I
BRANCH/ YEAR/SEM
SUBJECT
DATE
TIME
Max Marks

: MECH / III /VI

: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
: 03/03/2016
: 9.30AM - 11.30AM
: 40 Marks

Answer all questions

(4x10=40 Marks)

1. Derive the general heat conduction equation in Cartesian co-ordinates.

or
A composite wall consists of 10 cm thick layer of building brick, k = 0.7 W/mK and 3
cm thick plaster, k = 0.5 W/mK. An insulating material of k = 0.08 W/mK is to be
added to reduce the heat transfer through the wall by 40%. Find its thickness.
2. A hot steam pipe having an inside surface temperature of 250 C has an inside
diameter of 80 mm and a wall thickness of 5.5mm. It is covered with a 90 mm layer
of insulation having thermal conductivity of 0.5 W/mK followed by a 40 mm layer of
insulation having thermal conductivity of 0.25 W/mK. The outside surface
temperature of insulation is 20 C. Calculate heat loss per meter length. Assume
thermal conductivity of the pipe as 47 W/mK.
or
A hollow sphere has inside surface temperature of 300C and then outside surface
temperature of 30C. If K=18W/mK. Calculate
(i) heat lost by conduction for
inside diameter 5cm and outside diameter of 15cm. (ii) heat lost by conduction, if
equation for a plain wall area is equal to sphere area
3. An Aluminium cube 6cm on a side is originally at a temperature of 500 C. It is
suddenly immersed in a liquid at 10 C for which h is 120 W/mK. Estimate the time
required for the cube to reach a temperature of 250 C. For aluminium = 2700
kg/m3, Cp = 900 J/kgK, k =204 W/mK..
or
A semi infinite slab of Aluminium is exposed to a constant heat flux at the surface of
0.25 MW/m2. Initial temperature of the slab is 25 C. Calculate the surface
temperature after 10 minutes and find the temperature at a distance of 30 cm from the
surface after 10 minutes.
4. A large block of steel is initially at 35C. The surface temperature is suddenly raised
and maintained at 250C. Calculate the temperature at a depth of 2.5 cm after a time
of 30 s. The thermal diffusivity and thermal conductivity of steel are 1.4 x 10 -5 m2/s
and 45 W/mK respectively.
or
A large concrete high way initially at a temperature of 70 C and stream water is
directed on the high way so that the surface temperature is suddenly lowered to 40C.
Determine the time required to reach 55C at a depth of 4cm from the surface.

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DEPARTMENT OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERING

PERIODICAL TEST I
BRANCH/ YEAR/SEM
SUBJECT
DATE
TIME
Max Marks

: MECH / III /VI

: HEAT AND MASS TRANSFER
: 03/03/2016
: 9.30AM - 11.30AM
: 40 Marks

Answer all questions

(4x10=40 Marks)

1. A steel tube (k = 43.26 W/mK ) of 5.08 cm inner diameter and 7.62 cm outer diameter
is covered with 2.5 cm layer of insulation ( k= 0.208 W/mK ) the inside surface of the
tube receivers heat from a hot gas at the temperature of 316 C with heat transfer coefficient of 28 W/ m2K . While the outer surface exposed to the ambient air at 30 C
with heat transfer co-efficient of 17 W/ m2K. Calculate heat loss for 3m length of the
tube.
or
A copper wire of 1 m long is used as a heating element in a 13 kW heater. The copper
surface temperature is 1300 C, ambient air temperature is 22 C, outside surface co
efficient is 1.1 kW /mK. Thermal conductivity and resistance of the copper are 15
W/mK and 0.21 respectively. Calculate the following
(i)
Diameter of copper wire & (ii) Rate of current flow.
2. A plane wall 10 cm thick generates heat at the rate of 4x10 4 W/m3 when an electric
current is passed through it. The convective heat transfer co efficient between each
face of the wall and the ambient air is 50 W/mK. Determine the surface temperature
or
A wire of 6mm diameter with 2mm thick insulation (K=0.11W/mK) if the convective
heat transfer co-efficient between the insulating surface and air is 25W/mK, find the
critical thickness of insulation. And also find the percentage of change in heat transfer
rate if critical radius is used.
3. Obtain an expression for the temperature profile of an infinitely long fin of uniform
cross section from basic principles and hence calculate the heat transfer by fin
or
A large wall 2cm thick has uniform temperature 30C initially and the wall temperature
is suddenly raised and maintained at 400C. Find the temperature at a depth of 0.8 cm
from the surface of the wall after 10s.
4. A 12cm diameter long bar initially at a uniform temperature of 40C is placed in a
medium at 650C with a convective co-efficient of 22W/mK. Determine the time
required for the center to reach 255C. For the material of the long bar, K=20W/mK,
density = 580 kg/m, specific heat = 1050 J/kg K.
or
Alloy steel ball of 1.5cm diameter heated to 700C and quenched in a bath at 100C.
The material properties of the ball are thermal conductivity K = 200 KJ/mhrC,
density = 7865kg/m, thermal diffusivity = 0.06m/h, specific heat Cp =
0.45KJ/kgC, convective heat transfer co-efficient h =140KJ/hr mC. Determine the
temperature of the ball after 10 seconds.
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