Lecture-8

Conduction Heat Transfer

Dr. Chetan S. Mistry
Associate Professor,
Mechanical Engg. Dept.
Institute of Technology, Nirma University
The temperature distribution across a wall of 1m thick at a certain
instant of time is given as T(x)=a+bx+cx2 where T is in degrees
Celsius and x is in meters, while a = 800oC,b= -350oC/m, and c = -
60oC/m2. A uniform heat generation = 1000W/m3,is present in the
wall of area 10m2 having the properties = 1600kg/m3,k = 40W/mK,
and Cp = 4kJ/kgK.
Determine the rate of heat transfer entering the wall (x=0) and
leaving the wall (x=1m)
Determine the rate of change of energy storage in the wall
Determine the time rate of temperature change at x=0.25 and 0.5m

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From fundamental energy balance equation,

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From fundamental conduction equation,

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Consider a large plane wall of thickness L= 0.2 m, thermal
conductivity k =1.2 W/mK, and surface area A=15 m2. Discuss
your results for Boundary conditions

dT(0 )
1. - k = q& 0 = 40W/cm 2 and T(0) = T0 = 150 C
dx
dT(0 ) dT(L )
2. - k = q&0 = 40W/cm 2 and - k = q& L = -25W/cm 2
dx dx
dT(0 ) dT(L )
3. - k = q& 0 = 40W/cm and - k
2
= q& 0 = 40W/cm 2
dx dx

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