Hematra Print
Hematra Print
Since the heat-transfer coefficient of condensing steam is several thousand W/m2 · K and the
resistance of the metal wall is very small, it will be assumed that the surface wall
temperature of the metal in contact with the air is 488.7 K.
a) Calculate the heat-transfer coefficient for an L/D > 60 and also the heat transfer flux
q/A
c) Calculate the heat-transfer rate for 0.305 m of pipe with the water at an average
temperature of 65.6°C.
A liquid metal flows at a rate of 4.00 kg/s through a tube having an inside diameter of 50 mm.
The liquid enters at 500 K and is heated to 505 K in the tube. The tube wall is maintained at a
temperature of 30 K above the fluid bulk temperature and constant heat flux is also
maintained.
The average physical properties are as follows: μ = 7.1 × 10–4 Pa · s, ρ = 7400 kg/m3, cp =120
J/kg · K, k = 13 W/m · K. a) Calculate the required tube length.
A smooth, flat, thin fin of copper extending out from a tube is 51 mm by 51 mm square. Its
temperature is approximately uniform at 82.2°C. Cooling air at 15.6°C and 1 atm abs flows
parallel to the fin at a velocity of 12.2 m/s.
b) If the leading edge of the fin is rough so that all of the boundary layer or film next to the fin
is completely turbulent, calculate h.
Using the same conditions as Sample Problem 4, where air at 1 atm abs pressure and 15.6°C
is flowing at a velocity of 12.2 m/s,
a) Predict the average heat-transfer coefficient for air flowing past a sphere having a diameter
of 51 mm and an average surface temperature of 82.2°C.
b) Compare this with the value of h = 77.2 W/m2 · K for the flat plate in turbulent flow.