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Problem Sheet-01 ME502 Introduction

This document contains 5 problems related to heat transfer. Problem 1 involves determining the heat dissipated and heat flux from logic chips on a circuit board. Problem 2 calculates how long it takes for ice in a Styrofoam cooler to melt. Problem 3 finds the heat dissipated, heat flux, and surface temperature of a cylindrical resistor. Problem 4 determines the heat transfer rate through a concrete roof. Problem 5 calculates the heat transfer and ice melting rate for a spherical water storage tank outdoors.

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Problem Sheet-01 ME502 Introduction

This document contains 5 problems related to heat transfer. Problem 1 involves determining the heat dissipated and heat flux from logic chips on a circuit board. Problem 2 calculates how long it takes for ice in a Styrofoam cooler to melt. Problem 3 finds the heat dissipated, heat flux, and surface temperature of a cylindrical resistor. Problem 4 determines the heat transfer rate through a concrete roof. Problem 5 calculates the heat transfer and ice melting rate for a spherical water storage tank outdoors.

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Meghnad Saha Institute of Technology

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Heat Transfer ~ ME502

Module: 01 ~ Introduction [CO: ME502.1]


1. A 15-cm x 20-cm circuit board houses on its surface 120
closely spaced logic chips, each dissipating 0.12 W. If the
heat transfer from the back surface of the board is
negligible, determine (a) the amount of heat this circuit
board dissipates during a 10-hour period, in kWh, and (b)
the heat flux on the surface of the circuit board, in W/m2.
Ans: (a) 0.144 kWh, (b) 480 W/m2
2. An ice chest whose outer dimensions are 30 cm x 40
cm x 40 cm is made of 3-cm-thick Styrofoam (k =
0.033W/mC). Initially, the chest is filled with 40 kg
of ice at 0C, and the inner surface temperature of the
ice chest can be taken to be 0C at all times. The heat
of fusion of ice at 0C is 333.7kJ/kg, and the
surrounding ambient air is at 30C. Disregarding any
heat transfer from the 40-cm x 40-cm base of the ice chest, determine how long it will
take for the ice in the chest to melt completely if the outer surfaces of the ice chest
are at 8C. Ans: 32.7 days
3. A cylindrical resistor element on a circuit board dissipates 0.15 W of power in an
environment at 40C. The resistor is 1.2 cm long, and has a diameter of 0.3 cm.
Assuming heat to be transferred uniformly from all surfaces, determine (a) the
amount of heat this resistor dissipates during a 24-h period, (b) the heat flux on the
surface of the resistor, in W/m2, and (c) the surface temperature of the resistor for a
combined convection and radiation heat transfer coefficient of 9 W/m2C. [Ans: 3.6
Wh, 1179W/m2, 1710C]
4. The roof of a house consists of a 15-cm-thick concrete slab (k = 2 W/mC) that is 15
m wide and 20 m long. The emissivity of the outer surface of the roof is 0.9, and the
convection heat transfer coefficient on that surface is estimated to be 15 W/m2C. The
inner surface of the roof is maintained at 15C. On a clear winter night, the ambient
air is reported to be at 10C while the night sky temperature for radiation heat
transfer is 255 K. Considering both radiation and convection heat transfer, determine

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the outer surface temperature and the rate of heat transfer through the roof. If the
house is heated by a furnace burning natural gas with an efficiency of 85 percent,
and the unit cost of natural gas is Rs 30/therm (1 therm = 105,500 kJ of energy
content), determine the money lost through the roof that night during a 14-hour
period. Ans: 25,450 W, 8.64 C, Rs 515/-
5. A 3-m-internal-diameter spherical tank made of 1-cm thick stainless steel is used to
store iced water at 0C. The tank is located outdoors at
25C. Assuming the entire steel tank to be at 0C and
thus the thermal resistance of the tank to be negligible,
determine (a) the rate of heat transfer to the iced water
in the tank and (b) the amount of ice at 0C that melts
during a 24-hour period. The heat of fusion of water at
atmospheric pressure is hif = 333.7 kJ/kg. The emissivity of the outer surface of the
tank is 0.6, and the convection heat transfer coefficient on the outer surface can be
taken to be 30 W/m2C. Assume the average surrounding surface temperature for
radiation exchange to be 15C. Ans: 5898 kg

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