High Institute of Engineering Heat Transfer
Mechatronics Department Level: 3
Sheet 1
introduction
Problem1: Consider a 150 W incandescent lamp. The filament of the lamp is 5 cm
long and has a diameter of 0.5 mm. The diameter of the glass bulb of the lamp is 8
cm. Determine the heat flux, in W/m2, (a) on the surface of the filament and (b) on
the surface of the glass bulb, and (c) calculate how much it will cost per year to keep
that lamp on for eight hours a day every day if the unit cost of electricity is
$0.08/kWh.
Problem 2: A 1200 W iron is left on the ironing board with its base exposed to the
air. About 90 percent of the heat generated in the iron is dissipated through its base
whose surface area is 150 cm2, and the remaining 10 percent through other surfaces.
Assuming the heat transfer from the surface to be uniform, determine (a) the amount
of heat the iron dissipates during a 2 hour period, in kWh, (b) the heat flux on the
surface of the iron base, in W/m2, and (c) the total cost of the electrical energy
consumed during this 2 hour period. Take the unit cost of electricity to be
$0.07/kWh.
High Institute of Engineering Heat Transfer
Mechatronics Department Level: 3
Problem 3: A 1 m3 rigid tank contains hydrogen at 250 kPa and 420 K. The gas is
now cooled until its temperature drops to 300 K. Determine (a) the final pressure in
the tank and (b) the amount of heat transfer from the tank
High Institute of Engineering Heat Transfer
Mechatronics Department Level: 3
Problem 4: The inner and outer surfaces of a 5 m x 6 m brick wall of thickness 30
cm and thermal conductivity 0.69 W/m °C are maintained at temperatures of 20 °C
and 5 °C, respectively. Determine the rate of heat transfer through the wall, in W.
Problem 5: A heat flux meter attached to the inner surface of a 3-cm-thick
refrigerator door indicates a heat flux of 25 W/m2 through the door. Also, the
temperatures of the inner and the outer surfaces of the door are measured to be 7°C
and 15°C, respectively. Determine the average thermal conductivity of
the refrigerator door.
High Institute of Engineering Heat Transfer
Mechatronics Department Level: 3
Problem 6: For heat transfer purposes, a standing man can be modeled as a 30-cm-
diameter, 170-cm-long vertical cylinder with both the top and bottom surfaces
insulated and with the side surface at an average temperature of 34°C. For a
convection heat transfer coefficient of 15 W/m2.°C, determine the rate of
heat loss from this man by convection in an environment at 20°C.
Problem 7: Hot air at 80°C is blown over a 2-m x 4-m flat surface at 30°C. If the
average convection heat transfer coefficient is 55 W/m2.°C, determine the rate of
heat transfer from the air to the plate, in kW.
High Institute of Engineering Heat Transfer
Mechatronics Department Level: 3
Problem 8: Consider a person whose exposed surface area is 1.7 m2, emissivity is
0.7, and surface temperature is 32°C. Determine the rate of heat loss from that person
by radiation in a large room having walls at a temperature of (a) 300 K and
(b) 280 K.
High Institute of Engineering Heat Transfer
Mechatronics Department Level: 3
Problem 9: A 1000 W iron is left on the iron board with its base exposed to the air
at 20°C. The convection heat transfer coefficient between the base surface and the
surrounding air is 35 W/m2.°C. If the base has an emissivity of 0.6 and a surface area
of 0.02 m2, determine the temperature of the base of the iron.
