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ME341-A

Mechanism and Types of Convection

69 An average man has a body surface area of 1.8 m 2 and a skin temperature of 33C.

The convection heat transfer coefficient for a clothed person walking in still air is

expressed as h = 8.6 V0.53 for 0.5 <V< 2 m/s, where V is the walking velocity in m/s.

Assuming the average surface temperature of the clothed person to be 30C, determine

the rate of heat loss from an average man walking in still air at 10C by convection at

a walking velocity of (a) 0.5 m/s, (b) 1.0 m/s, (c) 1.5 m/s, and (d) 2.0 m/s.

Convection Equations and Similarity Solutions

6-32C What is a similarity variable, and what is it used for? For what kinds of functions

can we expect a similarity solution for a set of partial differential equations to exist?

6-43 Consider the flow of fluid between two large parallel isothermal plates separated by

a distance L. The upper plate is moving at a constant velocity of V and maintained at

temperature T0 while the lower plate is stationary and insulated. By simplifying and

solving the continuity, momentum, and energy equations, obtain relations for the

maximum temperature of fluid, the location where it occurs, and heat flux at the upper

plate.

6-44 Reconsider Problem 643. Using the results of this problem, obtain a relation for

the volumetric heat generation rate g , in W/m3. Then express the convection problem as
an equivalent conduction problem in the oil layer. Verify your model by solving the

conduction problem and obtaining a relation for the maximum temperature, which

should be identical to the one obtained in the convection analysis.

Momentum and Heat Transfer Analogies

6-50 A metallic airfoil of elliptical cross section has a mass of 50 kg, surface area of

12 m2, and a specific heat of 0.50 kJ/kg-C. The airfoil is subjected to air flow at 1 atm,

25C, and 8 m/s along its 3-m-long side. The average temperature of the airfoil is

observed to drop from 160C to 150C within 2 min of cooling. Assuming the surface

temperature of the airfoil to be equal to its average temperature and using momentum-

heat transfer analogy, determine the average friction coefficient of the airfoil surface.