UC Davis EME-165 Heat Transfer Midterm 2014 SPRING, CRN: 22057 (Prof.

Aldredge)


YOU HAVE 1 HOUR AND 50 MINUTES TO COMPLETE THIS EXAM. PLEASE SHOW ALL OF YOUR WORK
ON THE PAGE PROVIDED.

YOU MAY NOT REFER TO ANY PRINTED OR DIGITAL MATERIALS OR USE ANY ELECTRONIC
DEVICE, EXCEPT A CALCULATOR FOR BASIC COMPUTATION AND ANY NOTES PROVIDED BY THE
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1. Carefully draw on the diagram below the profile of temperature along the centerline axis of a solid fin
from its point of attachment to a hot surface at x = 0, where T = T

, to its tip at x = L, where T = T

.
Assume that the cross-sectional area of the fin is constant along the axis and that steady-state heat transfer
away from the fin and into the surrounding fluid at T

occurs. Explain the shape of the temperature

profile using heat-transfer principles and mathematical relations (i.e., why it is linear, concave up or
concave down). Also, label and explain the values of T

and T

(i.e., why each is greater than, less than or
equal to T

). Note that there is no internal heat generation within the fin. (15 points)

T
X (fin centerline)
x = L
(fin tip)
T

x = 0
(fin base)
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2. A perfectly round hot steel ball with uniform temperature T

and conductivity k is immersed into a cold

bath of water at T

T

. You must fully justify your answers to the following questions to receive credit.
(15 points)
a. Explain whether the temperature gradient dT/dr at the center of the ball is positive, negative or zero
and how its absolute value varies from the beginning through the end of the cooling process (r is
the radial coordinate measured from the center of the ball).
b. Now consider the temperature gradient dT/dr in the water bath on the outside surface of the ball
and explain whether this gradient is positive, negative or zero and how its absolute value varies
from the beginning through the end of the cooling process.




















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3. An experimental arrangement for measuring the thermal conductivity of solid materials involves the use
of two long rods that are equivalent in every respect, except that one is fabricated from a standard material
of known thermal conductivity k
A
while the other is fabricated from the material whose thermal
conductivity k
B
is desired. Both rods are attached at one end to a heat source of fixed temperature T
b
, are
exposed to a fluid of temperature T

, and are instrumented with thermocouples to measure the

temperature at a fixed distance x
1
from the heat source. If the standard material is aluminum, with k
A
=
200 W/m!K, and measurements reveal values of T
A
= 75C and T
B
= 60C at x
1
for T
b
= 100C and T

=
25C, what is the thermal conductivity k
B
of the test material? (25 points)

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4. A spherical vessel used to contain a hot liquid has a 5-cm-thick stainless steel wall (k = 17 W/m!K) and an
inner diameter D
i
= 1.0 m. The hot liquid inside of the vessel has a density ! = 1100 kg/m
3
and specific
heat c = 2400 J/kg!K and is initially at a temperature of 100C. The exterior surface of the vessel is
exposed to ambient air at T

= 25C, with h = 6 W/m

2
!K. Assuming validity of the lumped-capacitance
model, determine (a) the amount of time required for the liquid to cool to 50C and (b) the temperature of
the vessels outer wall at this time. (c) How large does the thermal conductivity of the liquid need to be to
justify your assumption of validity of the lumped-capacitance model? Note that no heat generation occurs
in either the liquid or the vessel wall. (30 points)