ACTIVITY NO.

3
FINALS
NSCI 125L- HEAT TRANSFER

1. Two metals have the same size but different type. The thermal conductivity of P =
2 times the thermal conductivity of Q. What is the temperature between the two
metals, as shown in the figure below.

Solution:
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T 1−T 2 T −T 2
kpA ( l )=k Q A ( 1
l
)

Given:
kQ = k k p ( T 1−T 2 )=k Q (T 1−T 2 )
kP = 2k
2 k ( T 1−T 2 ) =k (T 1−T 2)
Find:  2 k ( 90 0 C−T 2 )=k (T 1−00 C)
Temperature between the two metals 1800 Ck−2 kT =kT
1800 Ck=kT +2 kT
1800 Ck 3 kT
Solution: =
3k 3k
0
T =60 C
The equation of the heat conduction :
Final Answer: T =600 C
Q T 1−T 2
=kA ( )
t l
2. Metal A and metal B have the same length and the same cross-sectional. If the
thermal conductivity of metal A = ¼ times the thermal conductivity of metal B.
Both metals heated at its end and the change in temperature of both metals are
the same. The ratio of the rate of the heat conduction of metal A to metal B.
Given: Solution:
Q ∆T
Let: rate of heat conduction for metal A: t =kA ( l )

Q
A=cross sec A rate of heat conduction for metal B: t =kA ( ∆lT )=0.25 kA ∆Tl
B=cross sec B ratio of the rate of the heat conduction:
Q Q
l of A= l of B A: B
t t
1
K A= k
4
kA ( ∆lT ) :0.25 kA ( ∆Tl )
K B=k 1 :0.25

∆ Ta=∆ Tb 1(4):0.25 (4) Final Answer: 4 :1

Find: 4 :1

Ratio of the rate of the heat

Conduction of metal A to metal B
3. Two metals, A and B, have the same size. The thermal conduction of the metal A
= 2k and the thermal conduction of the metal B = k.

As shown in the figure below, the end of both metals has the different temperature.

What is the temperature between both metals?

Given: Solution

Q T 1−T 2
A=B =kA ( )
t l
Q Q
k A =2 k A: B
t t

T 1−T 2 T −T
k B=k kA A ( l )
=k B A( 1 2 )
l

T 1 ofA =2100 k A ( T 1−T 2 )=k B ( T 1−T 2)

T 2 of B=30 0 2 k ( 2100 C−T ) =k (T −30 0 C)

Find: 420 0 k−2 kT =kT −300 k
Temperature between 420 0 Ck +300 Ck=2 kT + kT Final Answer: T =1500 C

4500 Ck 3 kT
Metal A & metal B =
3k 3k

T =1500 C
4. Two metals have the same size. The thermal conductivity of metal II = 2 times the
thermal conductivity of metal I. If one end of metal I is heated so T 1 = 100 oC and
one end of metal II is heated so T 2 = 25 oC , then what is the temperature between
both metals.

Given: Solution:
Q Q
Heat conductivity of metal II= 2k A: B
t t

Metal I: T 1=1000 C k1 A ( T −Tl )=k A ( T −Tl )

1 2
2
1 2

Metal II: T 2=250 C k 1 ( T 1−T 2) =k 2 (T 1−T 2)

Find: k ( 1000 C−T )=2 k (T −25 0 C)

Temperature between 1000 Ck−kT =2 kT −50 0 Ck

Metal I and Metal II 1000 Ck+50 0 Ck=2 kT +kT

1500 Ck 3 kT
=
3k 3k

T =500 C

Final Answer:T =500 C

5. Metal rods of the same size, but made of different metals are combined as shown
in the figure below. If the thermal conductivity of metal I = 4 times the metal
conductivity II, then the temperature at the junction of the two metals is …

Given:
Thermal conductivity of metal I = 4k Solution:
Q T 1−T 2
Thermal conductivity of metal II = k =kA ( )
t l

Metal I: T 1=500 C *both metals have the same size:

Metal II: T 2=00 C k ( T 1−T 2 )=k (T 1−T 2 )

Find: 4 k ( 500 C−T ) =k (T −00 C )

Temperature at the 2000 Ck−4 kT =kT

Junction of 2 metals 2000 Ck=4 kT + kT

2000 Ck 5 kT
=
5k 5k

T =40 0 C

Final Answer: T =40 0 C