852 ENGINEERING THERMODYNAMICS
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dx = Thickness of body in the direction of flow, and
k = Thermal conductivity of the body.- Conduction of heat flow through slabs :
Q = At t
x
kx
kx
k() 12
1
12
23
3−
F ++
HGI
KJ......3 slabs.- Conduction of heat flow through pipe walls and lagging :
Q = ()
logttlkr
er12
2
11
21−
L
N
MO
Q
π P.- Conduction of heat through a hollow sphere :
Q =
tt
rr
kr r12
21(^412)
−
F −
HG
I
π KJ
.
- Heat transfer by convection :
Q = hA (t 1 – t 2 ). - Overall heat transfer co-efficient :
U = 111
hL
hf++∑khcf.- Heat transfer between two fluids separated by the walls of a composite tube of solid material :
Q =
()
log logttLrh kr
rkr
rrhhf cfhf
ee
cf−
+++
L
NM
MO
QP
P1
211 1 1
112
123
π 24- A heat exchanger may be defined as an equipment which transfers the energy from a hot fluid to a cold
fluid, with maximum rate and minimum investment and running cost. - The net heat transfer in case of grey bodies with emissivities ε 1 and ε 2 is given by :
Q = σ
εεAT() 14 T 2412(^111)
−
F +
HG
I
KJ
−
In case of concentric or long co-axial cylinder,
Q = AT T
A
A
114 24
1
1
22
(^111)
σ
εε
()−
+−
F
HG
I
KJ
Objective Type Questions
Choose the Correct Answer :- The Fourier’s law of heat transfer by conduction is expressed as
(a)Q = kA^2
dt
dx (b)Q = kA^
dt
dx
(c)Q = k^2 A
dx
dt (d)Q = k(^3) A dx
dt.