Wright State University Summer 2015
Department of Mechanical and Materials Engineering
ME 3360/5360 HEAT TRANSFER: EXAM 1
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Problem 1 (10 points): On a still clear night, the sky appears to be a blackbody with an equivalent temperature
of 250 K. The strawberry field cools to 0ºC and freezes when the heat transfer coefficient between the plants
and air is 8 W/m2-K because of a light breeze. Assume that the plants have an emissivity of 0.85. What is the
air temperature when this occurs?
Problem 2 (10 points): Steam at 1 atm pressure (Tsat = 100ºC) is exposed to a 30-by-30-cm vertical square
plate which is cooled such that 3.78 kg of liquid water per hour is condensed. Assuming that the plate
temperature on the face where condensation occurs is 100ºC, calculate the temperature on the cold side of the
plate. The plate is 1 cm thick and is made of commercial bronze. Neglect the effects of thermal radiation heat
transfer, and assume that the heat conduction is one-dimensional through the plate.
Problem 3 (10 points): You turn on your kitchen sink faucet and hot water falls onto the bottom of the cold
sink. Consider the conduction of heat within the material that the sink is made of in the area under the thin film
of water before it reaches the hydraulic jump. Write down the complete differential heat conduction equation
for this situation. Justify the elimination of all unnecessary terms by stating your assumptions. Rewrite the heat
conduction equation after the appropriate terms have been eliminated. Propose boundary and/or initial
conditions that might be appropriate for this situation.
CONSERVATION OF ENERGY EQUATION:
Rectangular Coordinate System:
𝜕 𝜕𝑇 𝜕 𝜕𝑇 𝜕 𝜕𝑇 𝜕𝑇
(𝑘 ) + (𝑘 ) + (𝑘 ) + 𝑒̇gen = 𝜌𝐶
𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑥 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑦 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑡
Cylindrical Coordinate System:
1𝜕 𝜕𝑇 1 𝜕 𝜕𝑇 𝜕 𝜕𝑇 𝜕𝑇
(𝑘𝑟 ) + 2 (𝑘 ) + (𝑘 ) + 𝑒̇gen = 𝜌𝐶
𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝑟 𝜕𝜙 𝜕𝜙 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑧 𝜕𝑡
Spherical Coordinate System:
1 𝜕 2
𝜕𝑇 1 𝜕 𝜕𝑇 1 𝜕 𝜕𝑇 𝜕𝑇
(𝑘𝑟 ) + (𝑘 ) + (𝑘 sin 𝜃 ) + 𝑒̇ gen = 𝜌𝐶
𝑟 2 𝜕𝑟 𝜕𝑟 𝑟 2 sin2 𝜃 𝜕𝜙 𝜕𝜙 𝑟 2 sin 𝜃 𝜕𝜃 𝜕𝜃 𝜕𝑡
