Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences

Private University Established in Karnataka State by Act No. 15 of 2013

Faculty of Engineering and Technology

Department Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
Programme Bachelor of Technology
Semester/Batch 7th/2014
Course Code MEC401A Course Title Heat and Mass transfer
Course Leader Dr. M. Arulanantham

Assignment no 1

Name of Student Register No

Second Examiner
First Examiner
Sections

Max Marks
Marking Scheme

Marks

Marks
A1.1
Modes of heat transfer and influencing 4
parameters
Two heat transfer applications and effect of
Part-A

A1.2 influencing parameters 4

A1.3 Justification of your stance with conclusion 2

Part-A Max Marks 10
Governing Differential Equation for the system,
B1.1 and appropriate boundary conditions 3

Equation for temperature using Explicit

B1.2 3
method
Part B 1

Time required for cooling

B1.3 2

Comparison of the result with charts and

B1.4 2
comments
Part-B 1 Max Marks 10

B2.1
Commercially available thermal insulation 2
materials including its cost
Rate of heat transfer from the walls of the biomass
B2.2 fired furnace without any insulation 2
Part B 2

Any 4 combinations of materials to reduce the

B2.3 heat transfer to 5% and their cost 4

B2.4
Suitable combination with proper justification 2

Part-B 2 Max Marks 10

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Heat transfer through the composite wall

B3.1 02

B3.2 Temperature distribution plot 02

Heat transfer through the composite wall with
B3.3 02
Part B 3

contact resistance

Temperature distribution plot with contact

B3.4 resistance 02

B3.5 Comments 02
Part-B 3 Max Marks 10
B4.1 Rate of heat removal per unit width of the fin 4

Heat removal rate per unit width of the fin for

Part B 4

B4.2 motorcycle speeds ranging from 10 to I00 km/h 3

B4.3 Heat removal rate plot and comments 3

Part-B 4 Max Marks 10
Total Assignment Marks 50

Course Marks Tabulation

Component- CET B First Second
Remarks Remarks
Assignment Examiner Examiner
A

B.1

B.2

B.3

B.4

Marks (Max 50 )

Marks (out of 25 )

Signature of First Examiner Signature of Moderator

Please note:

1. Documental evidence for all the components/parts of the assessment such as the reports,
photographs, laboratory exam / tool tests are required to be attached to the assignment report
in a proper order.
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2. The First Examiner is required to mark the comments in RED ink and the Second Examiners
comments should be in GREEN ink.
3. The marks for all the questions of the assignment have to be written only in the Component
CET B: Assignment table.
4. If the variation between the marks awarded by the first examiner and the second examiner lies
within +/- 3 marks, then the marks allotted by the first examiner is considered to be final. If the
variation is more than +/- 3 marks then both the examiners should resolve the issue in
consultation with the Chairman BoE.

Assignment - 1
Instructions to students:

1. The assignment consists of 5 questions: Part A 1 Question, Part B- 4 Questions.

2. Maximum marks is 50.
3. The assignment has to be neatly word processed as per the prescribed format.
4. The maximum number of pages should be restricted to 20.
5. Restrict your report for Part-A to 3 pages only.
6. Restrict your report for Part-B to a maximum of 17 pages.
7. The printed assignment must be submitted to the subject leader.
8. Submission Date: 9/10/2017
9. Submission after the due date is not permitted.
10. IMPORTANT: It is essential that all the sources used in preparation of the assignment must be
suitably referenced in the text.
11. Marks will be awarded only to the sections and subsections clearly indicated as per the
problem statement/exercise/question

Introduction to the Course:

This course intends to impart knowledge about principles of heat and mass transfer applicable
to design of thermal systems. Students are taught the modes of heat transfer and their
governing laws, thermal properties of materials, principles of boiling and condensation and
various types of heat exchangers.

PART A
A1 (10 Marks)
Heat transfer between a system and surroundings occurs due to temperature difference.
Convection, conduction and radiation are three modes of heat transfer. The primary objective
in heat transfer is to determine the temperature field, T(x,y,z,t), in a body (i.e. how
temperature varies with position within the body). In real life heat transfer occurs everywhere
like boiler, condenser, IC engines, Refrigerators, Electronic devices etc. The temperature
difference and heat transfer depends on, boundary conditions, initial condition, material
properties (k, cp, ), and geometry (shape, size).
In this context debate on,

Geometry is the most influencing parameter in Heat Transfer

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Your debate should address the following:

A 1.1 Discussion on modes of heat transfer and influencing parameters
A 1.2 Discussion on any two heat transfer applications and the influencing parameters,
which affects it
A1.3 Justification of your stance with conclusion

PART B (40 Marks)

B.1 (10 Marks)
Heat treatment methods, such as stress relieving, hardening and annealing, strengthen the
ductility and corrosion resistance properties of the metal that is modified during fabrication,
or generate hard structures capable of tolerating abrasion and high mechanical stresses.
During one such heat treatment process, a large stainless sheet is subjected to heating in a
furnace for few hours. It is then removed from the furnace and allowed to cool in air.
Determine the time required for the center of the sheet to cool to T 2C if the initial
temperature of the sheet is T1C. The sheet is x cm thick and has a density of 8,480 kg/m3, a
specific heat of 470 J/kgK, and a thermal conductivity of 15 W/mK. The heat transfer
coefficient to the air is 100 W/m2K, and the ambient air temperature is 27C.
Use an explicit method and compare your results with those from a chart solution.
Your report should address the following:
B1.1 Identification of Governing Differential Equation for the system, appropriate
boundary conditions
B1.2 Derivation of an equation for temperature using explicit method
B1.3 Determination of time required for cooling
B1.4 Comparison of the results obtained with chart values along with suitable comments

(Consult the course leader for the values of T1, T2 and x.)

B.2 (10 Marks)

A biomass fired furnace operates at a temperature of 1000 oC.
The furnace is to be insulated
to reduce the heat loss as well as improve the efficiency. It is decided to insulate this high
temperature furnace by having two layers of insulation. Assume the inner surface
temperature of the inner insulating layer to be same as that of furnace operating
temperature. By doing a survey of commercially available insulating materials, design an
optimum combination of materials to insulate the furnace. The goal is to reduce the rate of
heat transfer to 5% of that without any insulation, when the ambient temperature is 25oC.
B2.1 Survey the different commercially available thermal insulation materials including its
cost
B2.2 Determination of rate of heat transfer from the walls of the biomass fired furnace
without any insulation
B2.3 Choose any two combinations of materials as surveyed from B2.1 and determine the
material thickness to reduce the heat transfer to 5% and their cost
B2.4 Suggest the best suitable combination with proper justification
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B3 (10 Marks)
A composite wall consists of two different materials (A and B) wherein the left face of material
A is insulated and the right face of material B is exposed to a heat transfer coefficient of h
W/m2K. The thermal conductivity of A is ka W/mK whereas the material B has a variable
thermal conductivity of kb = f(T). Due to resistance heating inside the material A, thermal
energy is generated at the rate of QA W/m3.
B3.1 Determine the heat transfer through the composite wall.
B3.2 Plot the temperature distribution for the system.
If there was a contact resistance of Ra-b between materials A and B, then
B3.3 Determine the heat transfer through the composite wall.
B3.4 Plot the temperature distribution for the system with contact resistance.
B3.5 Comment on both the results.
(Consult the course leader for required data)

B4 (10 Marks)
Air cooled motorcycle engines release heat to the atmosphere through convection. The rate
of heat transfer depends upon the wind velocity, geometry of engine surface, external surface
area and the ambient temperature. To increase the convective heat transfer, one can increase
the effective surface area by using fins or extended surfaces. Consider a rectangular fin that
is used to cool a motorcycle engine. The fin is L m long and at a temperature of TC, while
the motorcycle is moving at 80 km/h in air at ambient conditions. The air is in parallel flow
over both surfaces of the fin, and turbulent flow conditions may be assumed to exist
throughout.
B4.1 Calculate the rate of heat removal per unit width of the fin.
B4.2 Calculate the heat removal rate per unit width of the fin for motorcycle speeds
ranging from 10 to I00 km/h.
B4.3 Plot the heat removal rate per unit width of the fin for motorcycle speeds ranging
from 10 to 100 km/h and comment.
(Consult Course leader for the required data)