RESULTS

Ambient air temperature, T : 27.5 C

Air velocity (constant): 2.0 m/s
Table 1: Surface Temperature (C) at finite time (minute)

Time (m/s) Surface Temperature, Ts (C) Time (m/s) Surface Temperature, Ts (C)
1 49.6 31 67.2
2 50.8 32 67.4
3 51.4 33 67.5
4 53.0 34 67.7
5 54.0 35 67.9
6 55.0 36 68.1
7 55.9 37 68.4
8 56.9 38 68.6
9 57.5 39 68.8
10 58.4 40 68.9
11 59.4 41 69.1
12 59.8 42 69.3
13 60.5 43 69.4
14 61.6 44 69.6
15 61.8 45 69.7
16 62.5 46 69.8
17 62.9 47 70.0
18 63.4 48 70.1
19 63.9 49 70.2
20 64.4 50 70.3
21 64.8 51 70.3
22 65.1 52 70.4
23 65.4 53 70.4
24 65.7 54 70.4
25 66.0 55 70.4
26 66.3
27 66.5
28 66.7
29 66.9
30 67.1
 Table 2: Surface Temperature (C) Ambient Air Temperature (C) at finite time (minute)

Time (m/s) Surface Temperature, Ts (C) Time (m/s) Surface Temperature, Ts (C)
1 22.1 31 39.7
2 23.3 32 39.9
3 23.9 33 40.0
4 25.5 34 40.2
5 26.5 35 40.4
6 27.5 36 40.6
7 28.4 37 40.9
8 29.4 38 41.1
9 30.0 39 41.3
10 30.9 40 41.4
11 31.9 41 41.6
12 32.3 42 41.8
13 33 43 41.9
14 34.1 44 42.1
15 34.3 45 42.2
16 35 46 42.3
17 35.4 47 42.5
18 35.9 48 42.6
19 36.4 49 42.7
20 36.9 50 42.8
21 37.3 51 42.8
22 37.6 52 42.9
23 37.9 53 42.9
24 38.2 54 42.9
25 38.5 55 42.9
26 38.8
27 39
28 39.2
29 39.4
30 39.6
SAMPLE CALCULATION

From the thermodynamics table, the properties are determined:

a. Air properties at 1atm, T = 40.25 C:
b. Thermal conductivity, k= 0.02664 W/m.K
c. Density, = 1.126 kg/m2
d. Dynamics viscosity, = 1.919x10-5 kg/ms
e. Specific heat, cp = 1007 J/kgK

i. Flat Base Plate:

Abase wl

Abase (0.1)(0.11)

Abase 0.011 m2

ii. T film:
+
Tfilm =
2
70.4+27.5
=
2
= 21.45 C
iii. Prandtl number, Pr:

Pr=

(1.919105 )(1007)
=
0.02664

= 0.725
iv. Reynolds number:

Rex =

(1.126 )(2.0)(0.1)
=
1.919x105

= 11.735 x 103 (x = 0.1m, take the highest value)

v. Drag coefficient:
Cd = (1.328 Re)-1/3
= (1.328 x 11.735 x 103)-1/3
= 0.04
vi. Friction coefficient, Cf :
0.664
Cf =

0.664
=
11.735 x 103

= 6.13 x 10-3

vii. Local boundary layer, :

4.91
=

4.91(0.1)
=
11.735 x103

= 4.533 x10-3 m

viii. Local thermal boundary layer, T :

T = 3
1.026( Pr)

4.533 x103
= 3
1.026( 0.725)

= 4.918 x10-3 m

ix. Local Nusselt number, Nux :

Nux= 0.332Re0.5Pr1/3

= 0.332(11.735x103)0.5(0.725)1/3

= 32.309

x. Overall Nusselt number,Nu :

1

Nu = 0.664 0.5 3 =

= 0.664(11.735x103)0.5(0.725)1/3

= 64.618

xi. Overall heat transfer coefficient, h:-

h=
()
60
=
0.011(70.427.5)
= 127.15 kJ/kg
 Mechanical Cd Cf T
Thermal
Properties
10 0.086 19.379 x 10-3 1.433 x 10-3 1.555 x 10-3
Surface temperature (C) Ambient Air

20 0.068 13.706 x 10-3 2.027 x 10-3 2.199 x 10-3

temperature (C) at every 10cm plate

30 0.059 11.190 x 10-3 2.482 x 10-3 2.693 x 10-3

40 0.054 9.692 x 10-3 2.867 x 10-3 3.110 x 10-3
50 0.050 8.668 x 10-3 3.205 x 10-3 3.477 x 10-3
60 0.047 7.913 x 10-3 3.511 x 10-3 3.809 x 10-3
70 0.045 7.326 x 10-3 3.792 x 10-3 4.114 x 10-3
80 0.043 6.853 x 10-3 4.054 x 10-3 4.398 x 10-3
distance

90 0.041 6.462 x 10-3 4.300 x 10-3 4.665 x 10-3

100 0.040 6.130 x 10-3 4.533 x 10-3 4.918 x 10-3
Table 3: Mechanical Thermal Properties
 Temperature Surface against Time
80

70

60

50

40
Temperature Surface
30

20

10

0
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60

Figure 1: Temparture surface against time

Temperature Difference against Time

50
45
40
35
30
25
Temperature Difference
20
15
10
5
0
5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60

Figure 2: Temperature Difference against time