FINAL EXAMINATION

COURSE : HEAT TRANSFER

COURSE CODE : BFF32031BFF3242

LECTURER : ASSOC PROF DR ABDUL AZIZ JAAFAR

DATE : 15 JUNE 2016

DURATION : 3 HOURS

SESSION/SEMESTER : SESSION 2015/2016 SEMESTER II

PROGRAMME CODE : BFF/BFM

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATE:

(a) This Question Book has FOUR (4) Questions. Answer ALL Questions

(b) All answer MUST be written in the Question Book.

EXAMINATION REQUIREMENTS:

EXAMINATION HANDBOOK

DO NOT TURN THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

This examination paper consists of NINE (9) printed pages including front page.

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QUESTION 1 [25 MARKS]

A heat flux meter is used to determine convection heat transfer over a plane wall. The sensor
has a small geometrical dimension and use a thermopile to measure the temperature difference
across a 0.2 mm thick thin conducting film made of kapton.
(a) The flux meter is positioned at a location on a 0.8 m high and 1.5 m wide glass window of 8
mm thickness. The surfaces of the window is exposed to outdoor and indoor surroundings.
Sketch the schematics of the physical situation and indicate the thermodynamics state at the
surfaces of fluxmeter and windows [5 Marks]

(b) State assumptions for solving the following engineering problems [5 Marks]

(c) Determine the minimum heat flux if the flux meter can only detect temperature difference
more than 0.1 °C. [7 Marks]

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(d) Determine the averaged heat transfer coefficient on both window surfaces if the heat fluxmeter
measure 2200f heat flux [8 Marks]
m2K
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QUESTION 2 [25 MARKS]

Carbon steel balls of 8 mm diameter is annealed by heating to 900 °C in a furnace followed by
cooling to 100 °C in ambient temperature.
(a) Sketch the schematics of the physical situation and indicate the relevant thermodynamic
states [5 Marks]

(b) State assumptions for solving the following engineering problem [S Marks]

(c) Determine the required cooling time if the averaged heat transfer coefficient due to natural
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convection around the ball is given by 75 [7 Marks]

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(d) Recommend the sizing of forced convection based cooling equipment to improve the cooling
process if the room air flows around the ball at 6 m/s. [8 Marks]

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QUESTION 3 [25 MARKS]

A 6 cm-diameter shaft rotates at 3000 revolution per minute in a 20 cm-long jurnal bearing with
a uniform clearance of 0.2 mm. The temperature of bearing and shaft at the vicinity of the oil
gap are at 50 °C
(a) Sketch the model of heat transfer system [5 Marks]

(b) State assumptions for solving the following engineering problem [5 Marks]

(c) Estimate the maximum temperature of the oil. Give reasoning on the computed temperature
if viscous heating in the fluid is significant. [7 Marks]

provide reasoning for having such solution


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(d) Estimate the rate of heat transfer to the shaft and bearings. [8 Marks]

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QUESTION 4 [25 MARKS]

In a production facility of a metal processing factory, a 10 cm-thick hot brass plate at uniform
temperature of 650 °C is having its upper surface cooled by impinging jet of air. The bottom
surface of the plate is insulated to improve the cooling process.
(a) Sketch the schematics of physical situation during the cooling process [5 Marks]

(b) State assumptions for solving the following engineering problem [5 Marks]

(c) Tabulate and plot the temperature history at the mid plane of the plate for the first 3 minutes
of cooling. [15 Marks]

Table Calculated Temperature history

set time
computed temperature

Figure :Plot of temperature history

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