Universidad de Pamplona

Programa de Ingeniería Mecánica

1er Examen de Termofluidos II
27 de Marzo de 2017

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1. Consider the base plate of a 700 W household iron with a thickness of

L = 5x10-3 m, base area of A = 1.6x10-2 m2, and thermal conductivity of
k = 18 W/m.°C. The inner surface of the base plate is subjected to uniform
1.6 heat flux generated by the resistance heaters inside. When steady operations
conditions are reached, the outer surface temperature of the plate is
measured to be 80°C. Disregarding any heat loss through the upper part of
the iron, a) express the differential equation and the boundary conditions
for steady one-dimensional heat conduction through the plate, b) obtain a
relation for the variation of temperature in the base plate by solving the
differential equation, c) evaluate the inner surface temperature

2. In a manufactoring procces, a transparent film is being bonded to a substrate as shown in the sketch.
To cure the bond at a temperature T0 a radiant source is used to provide a heat flux q0 (W/m2), all of
which is absorbed at the bonded surface. The back of the substrate is mainteined at T1 while the free
surface of the film is exposed to air at T∞ and a convection heat transfer coefficient h. a) Show the
1.7 termal circuit representing the stady-state heat transfer situation, incluiding the nodes, temperature
and heat rates. b) Assuming the following conditions: T∞ = 25°C, h = 50 W/m2K, and T1 = 30°C,
calculate the heat flux q0 that is required to maintain the bonded surface at T0 = 60°C.

3. A hot surface at 100°C is to be cooled by attaching 3-cm-long,

0.25-cm-diameter aluminum pin fins (k = 237 W/m.°C) to it,
1.7 with a center-to-center distance of 0.6 cm. The temperature of
the sourranding medium is 30°C, and the heat transfer
coefficient on the surface is 35 W/m.°C. Determine the rate of
heat transfer from the surface for a 1 m x 1 m section of the
plate. Also determine the overall effectiveness of the fins.

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