VIRTUAL HOUR AU-3- TRANSIENT HEAT CONDUCTION

September 4, 2019
1. A brass plate of 3 mm thick is heated upto 350°C and then suddenly, it is dropped into a water
bath at 25°C at quenching process. Calculate the time required for the plate to reach the
temperature of 50°C. The heat transfer coefficient on the surface of the plate is 28 W/m2 .K.
The plate dimensions may be taken as length 40 cm and width 30 cm. Also calculate the time
required for infinite long plate to cool to 50°C. Other parameters remain same.
Take the properties of brass as C = 380 J/kg.K, ρ = 8800 kg/m3 , k = 385 W/m.K
Reference: Heat transfer by J.P. Holman
(Ans : t=459.5 sec)
2. Write the step by step procedure to identify the transient problem method by using non
dimensionless parameters?
3. A mild steel sphere of 15 mm in diameter initially at 625°C is exposed to a current of air at
25°C with convection coefficient of 120 W/m2 .K. Calculate: (i) Time required to cool the
sphere to 100°C. (ii) Initial rate of cooling in °C/s. (iii) Instantaneous heat transfer rate at the
end of one minute after the start of cooling. Take properties of mild steel as :
k = 43 W/m.K, ρ = 7850 kg/m3
C = 474 J/kg.K, α = 0.045 m2 /s.
Reference: Heat transfer by J.P. Holman

(Ans : t=161.2 sec, dT  7.74C / s , Q(t)  23.47W )

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4. In a material treatment process, a metallic sphere 10 mm in diameter is initially at 400°C
is suddenly subjected to two step cooling process.
Step 1. Cooling in stagnant air at 20°C with convective coefficient of 10 W/m2 .K for a period,
until the centre temperature reaches a temperature of 335°C.
Step 2. After sphere attains 335°C, it is cooled to 50°C in a well stirred water bath at 20°C,
with convective coefficient of 6000 W/m2 .K.
The thermophysical properties of material are ρ = 3000 kg/m3 , k = 20 W/m.K, C = 1000 J/kg.K,
α = 6.66 × 10–6 m2 /s. (i) Calculate the time required for step 1 for cooling process to be
completed. (ii) Calculate the time required during step 2 of the process for centre of sphere to
cool from 335°C to 50°C.
Reference: Heat transfer by J.P. Holman
(Ans : step 1, t=93.8 sec, step 2, t=3.09 sec)
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September 4, 2019
5. A 50 mm thick iron plate is initially at 225°C. Its both surfaces are suddenly exposed to air at
25°C with convection coefficient of 500 W/m2 .K. (i) Calculate the centre temperature, 2
minute after the start of exposure. (ii) Calculate the temperature at the depth of 10 mm from
the surface, after 2 minute of exposure. (iii) Calculate the energy removed from the plate per
square metre during this period. Take thermophysical properties of iron plate : k = 60 W/m.K,
ρ = 7850 kg/m3 , C = 460 J/kg, α = 1.6 × 10–5 m2 /s.
Reference: Heat transfer by J.P. Holman
(Ans : Tc=141°C, Tr=10mm =135.2°C, Q=15.9MJ/m2 )
6. A thick steel slab is initially at a uniform temperature of 25°C. When the slab is exposed to ho
flue gases, the surface temperature is suddenly changes to 450°C. Calculate the temperature in
the plane 250 mm from the slab surface 5 h after the change in surface temperature. Also
calculate the heat flow per unit area of this plane and total energy flowing the surface during
the 5 h period. Take k = 45 W/m.K,Density= 8000 kg/m3 , and C = 480 J/kg.K
Reference: Heat transfer by J.P. Holman
(Ans : T=322.5°C, Q(t)=21.82 kW, Q=847MJ)

(Solve and submit the answers on Sep 9 for Monday lab batch and Sep 13
for Friday lab batch, remaining students submit eitrher of those days in
Heat Transfer lab or may be at lecture hour)