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
k
x
k
x
k
() 12
1
1
2
2
3
3
−
F ++
HG
I
KJ
......3 slabs.
- Conduction of heat flow through pipe walls and lagging :
Q = ()
log
tt
lk
r
er
12
2
1
1
2
1
−
L
N
M
O
Q
π P
.
- Conduction of heat through a hollow sphere :
Q =
tt
rr
kr r
12
21
(^412)
−
F −
HG
I
π KJ
.
- Heat transfer by convection :
Q = hA (t 1 – t 2 ). - Overall heat transfer co-efficient :
U = 111
h
L
hf++∑khcf
.
- Heat transfer between two fluids separated by the walls of a composite tube of solid material :
Q =
()
log log
tt
Lrh k
r
rk
r
rrh
hf cf
hf
ee
cf
−
+++
L
N
M
M
O
Q
P
P
1
2
11 1 1
11
2
12
3
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
εε
AT() 14 T 24
12
(^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.