Heat and mass Transfer

Unit I
November 2008
1. Calculate the rate of heat loss through the vertical walls of a boiler furnace of size 4
m by 3 m by 3 m high. The walls are constructed from an inner fire brick wall 25 cm
thick of thermal conductivity 0.4 W/mK, a layer of ceramic blanket insulation of
thermal conductivity 0.2 W/mK and 8 cm thick, and a steel protective layer of
thermal conductivity 55 W/mK and 2 mm thick. The inside temperature of the fire
brick layer was measured at 600 o C and the temperature of the outside of the
insulation 600 C. Also find the interface temperature of layers.
Given:
Composite Wall
l= 4m b= 3m h= 3m
Area of rectangular wall lb = 4x3 = 12m2
L1 = 25 cm Fire brick
kı = 0.4 W/mK
L2 =0.002m Steel
k2 = 54 W/mK
L3 = 0.08 m insulation
kı = 0.2 W/mK
T1 = 6000 C
T2 = 600 C
Find
(i) Q (ii) (T3 –T4)
Solution
We know that,
( )
=

Here
(ΔT) overall = T1 – T4
And ΣR th = Rth1 + Rth2 + Rth3
.
Rth1 = = =0.0521K/W
.
.
Rth2 = = =0.0333K/W
.
.
Rth3 = = =0.0000031K/W