KMEM 3119

Active Learning
Chapter 6 Exercise 1
Problem 1
(Icy

Oil
10C
0.5 m/s

lake, 0C)

D = 0.4 m

Te

L = 300 m
Figure 6-1-1 (Problem 1)
Consider the flow of oil at 10C in a 40-cm-diameter pipeline at an average velocity of 0.5 m/s as in figure 61-1. A 1500-m-long section of pipeline passes through icy waters of lake at 0. Measurements indicate that
the surface of the pipe is nearly 0C. Disregarding the thermal resistance of the pipe material, determine,
(a) the temperature of the oil when the pipe leaves the lake
(b) the rate of heat transfer from the oil
(c) the pumping power required to overcome the pressure losses and to maintain the oil flow in the pipe

Problem 2
Inlet
15C

Water

=3cm
m

Exit
65C
10L/min

L=5m

Figure 6-1-2 (Problem 2)

Water is to be heated from 15C to 65C as it flows through a 3-cm-internal diameter 5-m-long tube as in
figure 6-1-2. The tube is equipped with an electric resistance heater that provides uniform heating
throughout the surface of the tube. The outer surface of the heater is well insulated, so that in steady
operation all the heat generated in the heater is transferred to water in the tube. If the system is to provide
hot water at a rate of 10L/min,
(a) Determine the power rating of the resistance heater.
(b) Estimate the inner surface temperature of the tube at the exit

Problem 3

Glass
cover
20C

Air
30C
0.15 m3/min

60C
Collector
plate
(insulated)
Figure 6-1-3 (Problem 3)

Consider an air solar collector that is 1-m-wide and 5-m-long and has constant spacing of 3-cm between the
glass cover and collector plate as in figure 6-1-3. Air enters the collector at 30C at a rate of 0.15m3/s
through the 1-m-wide edge and flows along the 5-m-long passage way. If the average temperature of the
glass cover and the collector plate are 20C and 60C, respectively, determine
(a) the net rate of heat transfer to the air in the collector
(b) the temperature rise of air as it flows through the collector