Chapter 3, Problem 24.

Consider a power transistor that dissipates 0.2 W of power in an environment at 30C. The transistor
is 0.4 cm long and has a diameter of 0.5 cm. Assuming heat to be transferred uniformly from all
surfaces, determine (a) the amount of heat this resistor dissipates during a 24-h period, in kWh; ( b)
the heat flux on the surface of the transistor, in W/m 2; and (c) the surface temperature of the resistor
for a combined convection and radiation heat transfer coefficient of 18 W/m 2 C.

Chapter 3, Problem 37.

Heat is to be conducted along a circuit board that has a copper layer on one side. The circuit board is
15 cm long and 15 cm wide, and the thicknesses of the copper and epoxy layers are 0.1 mm and 1.2
mm, respectively. Disregarding heat transfer from side surfaces, determine the per centages of heat
conduction along the copper (k = 386 W/m C) and epoxy (k = 0.26 W/m C) layers. Also
determine the effective thermal conductivity of the board.

Chapter 3, Problem 47.

Two 5-cm-diameter, 15cm-long aluminum bars (k = 176 W/m C) with ground surfaces are pressed
against each other with a pressure of 20 atm. The bars are enclosed in an insulation sleeve and, thus,
heat transfer from the lateral surfaces is negligible. If the top and bottom surfaces of the two-bar
system are maintained at temperatures of 150C and 20C, respectively, determine (a) the rate of heat
transfer along the cylinders under steady conditions and (b) the temperature drop at the interface.

Chapter 3, Problem 68.

Steam at 320C flows in a stainless steel pipe (k = 15 W/m C) whose inner and outer diameters are
5 cm and 5.5 cm, respectively. The pipe is covered with 3-cm-thick glass wool insulation (k = 0.038
W/m C). Heat is lost to the surroundings at 5C by natural convection and radiation, with a
combined natural convection and radiation heat transfer coefficient of 15 W/m 2 C. Taking the heat
transfer coefficient inside the pipe to be 80 W/m 2 C, determine the rate of heat loss from the steam
per unit length of the pipe. Also determine the temperature drops across the pipe shell and the
insulation.

Chapter 3, Problem 110.

Steam in a heating system flows through tubes whose outer diameter is 5 cm and whose walls are maintained at
a temperature of 180C. Circular aluminum alloy 2024-T6 fins (k = 186 W/m C) of outer diameter 6 cm and
constant thickness 1 mm are attached to the tube. The space between the fins is 3 mm, and thus there are 250
fins per meter length of the tube. Heat is transferred to the surrounding air at T = 25C, with a heat transfer
coefficient of 40 W/m2 C. Determine the increase in heat transfer from the tube per meter of its length as a
result of adding
fins. Answer: 2639 W

Chapter 3, Problem 114.

A 0.3-cm-thick, 12-cm-high, and 18-cm-long circuit board houses 80 closely spaced logic chips on one side,
each dissipating 0.04 W. The board is impregnated with copper fillings and has an effective thermal conductivity
of 20 W/m C. All the heat generated in the chips is conducted across the circuit board and is dissipated from
the back side of the board to a medium at 40C, with a heat transfer coefficient of 50 W/m2 C. (a) Determine
the temperatures on the two sides of the circuit board. (b) Now a 0.2-cm-thick, 12-cm-high, and 18-cm-long
aluminum plate (k = 237 W/m C) with 864 2-cm-long aluminum pin fins of diameter 0.25 cm is attached to
the back side of the circuit board with a 0.02-cm-thick epoxy adhesive (k = 1.8 W/m C). Determine the new
temperatures on the two sides of the circuit board.

Chapter 3, Problem 117.

Repeat Problem 3116 using copper fins (k = 386 W/m C) instead of aluminum ones.
Chapter 3, Problem 116
A hot surface at 100C is to be cooled by attaching 3-cm-long, 0.25-cm-diameter aluminum pin fins (k = 237
W/m C) to it, with a center-to-center distance of 0.6 cm. The temperature of the surrounding medium is 30C,
and the heat transfer coefficient on the surfaces is 35 W/m 2 C. Determine the rate of heat transfer from the
surface for a 1-m 1-m section of the plate. Also determine the overall effectiveness of the fins.

Chapter 3, Problem 127.

Hot water at an average temperature of 60C and an average velocity of 0.6 m/s is flowing through a 5-m
section of a thin-walled hot water pipe that has an outer diameter of 2.5 cm. The pipe passes through the center
of a 14-cm-thick wall filled with fiberglass insulation (k = 0.035 W/m C). If the surfaces of the wall are at
18C, determine (a) the rate of heat transfer from the pipe to the air in the rooms and (b) the temperature drop
of the hot water as it flows through this 5-m-long section of the wall.
Answers: 23.5 W, 0.02C