TK2203 HEAT TRANSFER

Yazid Bindar, Ahmad Zainal A, Dianika L, Dicka A.

2nd ASSINGMENT : CONVECTION
February 23rd 2018

1. [5] (a, e) Air at a pressure of 6 kN/m2 and a temperature of 300°C flows with a velocity of 10 m/s over
a flat plate 0.5 m long. Estimate the cooling rate per unit width of the plate needed to maintain it at a
surface temperature of 27°C.

2. [15] (a, e) Pressurized water is often available at elevated temperatures and may be used for space
heating or industrial process applications. In such cases it is customary to use a tube bundle in which
the water is passed through the tubes, while air is passed in cross flow over the tubes. Consider a
staggered arrangement for which the tube outside diameter is 16.4 mm and the longitudinal and
transverse pitches are SL 34.3 mm and ST 31.3 mm. There are seven rows of tubes in the airflow direction
and eight tubes per row. Under typical operating conditions the cylinder surface temperature is at 70°C,
while the air upstream temperature and velocity are 15°C and 6 m/s, respectively. Determine the air-
side convection coefficient and the rate of heat transfer for the tube bundle! What is the air-side pressure
drop?
𝑆𝐿 = 34.3 𝑚𝑚 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑢𝑏𝑒
𝑆𝑇 = 31.3 𝑚𝑚 𝐷 = 16,4 𝑚𝑚
𝑇𝑠 = 70℃
𝑇𝑖 = 𝑇∞ = 15℃
𝑣 = 6 𝑚/𝑠

Air

Row 1 Row 7

3. [20] (a, e) A system for heating water from an inlet temperature of Tm,i 20°C to an outlet temperature
of Tm,o 60°C involves passing the water through a thick-walled tube having inner and outer diameters
of 20 and 40 mm. The outer surface of the tube is well insulated, and electrical heating within the wall
provides for a uniform generation rate of q = 106 W/m3 .
a. For a water mass flow rate of m = 0.1 kg/s, how long must the tube be to achieve the desired
outlet temperature?
b. If the inner surface temperature of the tube is Ts 70°C at the outlet, what is the local convection
heat transfer coefficient at the outlet?

4. [20] (a, e) Steam condensing on the outer surface of a thin-walled circular tube of diameter Di = 50 mm
and length L = 6 m maintains a uniform outer surface temperature of 100°C. Water flows through the
tube at a rate of 𝑚̇= 0.25 kg/s, and its inlet and outlet temperatures are Tm,i = 15°C and Tm,o = 57°C.
What is the average convection coefficient associated with the water flow?
5. [20] (a, e) The outer surface of a vertical tube, which is 1 m long and has an outer diameter of 80 mm,
is exposed to saturated steam at atmospheric pressure and is maintained at 50°C by the flow of cool
water through the tube. What is the rate of heat transfer to the coolant, and what is the rate at which
steam is condensed at the surface?

6. [20] (a, e) The tube bank of a steam condenser consists of a square array of 400 tubes, each of diameter
D = 6 mm. If horizontal tubes are exposed to saturated steam at a pressure of p = 0.15 bar and the tube
surface is maintained at Ts = 25°C, what is the rate at which steam is condensed per unit length of the
tube bank?

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