Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning: Analysis and Design
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Author: Faye C. McQuiston, Jeffrey D. Spitler, Jerald D. Parker
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6. A 1.5 m pipe of negligible thickness holding a hot fluid at 140°C and having an outer diameter of 0.4 m
is insulated with three layers of each 50 mm thick insulation of k₁ = 0.02; k2 = 0.06; and k3= 0.16 W/m-K
(starting from inside). The outside surface temperature is 30°C. Determine
a. the heat loss in Watts,
b. the temperatures between interfaces of insulating layers in °C
3. A heat generating wall is insulated at the left surface. The right surface is
exposed to air having the temperature (T) of 10°C and the heat transfer
coefficient (h) of 55 W/m2.°C. Twenty-five pin fins with square cross section
are attached to the right surface of the wall. The thickness of the wall (Lw) is
24 cm. The height and the width of the wall are both 50 cm. Each fin has the
thickness (t) of 5 cm and the length (Lt) of 12 cm. Thermal conductivities of
the wall and the fins are kw = 60 W/m.°C and kr= 150 W/m.°C. What is the
volumetric rate of heat generation (egen) if the maximum temperature of the
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A steel pipe (k = 48 W/m-K) of a heating system carries wet steam at 120 °C. The inner and outer
diameters of the pipe are 15 cm and 16 cm respectively. The pipe is insulated on the outside with
rockwool insulation (k = 0.05 W/m K) of thickness 8 cm. The ambient air temperature is 32 °C. The
outside heat transfer coefficient is 20 W/m2-K. The thermal resistance between the inner pipe surface
and the steam is negligible. Calculate the rate of heat flow (in W) from the steam to the ambient over a
5 m length of pipe.
Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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Follow-up question to Question 6, calculate the temperature (in °C) of the outer surface of the
insulation.
Round your answer to 2 decimal places.
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Follow-up question to Question 6, calculate the rate of condensation of steam (in kg/hr) over the 5-m
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Chapter 5 Solutions
Heating Ventilating and Air Conditioning: Analysis and Design
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Ch. 5 - Estimate what fraction of the heat transfer for a...Ch. 5 - Make a table similar to Table 5-4a showing...Ch. 5 - Estimate the unit thermal resistance for a...Ch. 5 - Refer to Problem 5-13, and estimate the unit...Ch. 5 - A ceiling space is formed by a large flat roof and...Ch. 5 - A wall is 20 ft (6.1 m) wide and 8 ft (2.4 m) high...Ch. 5 - Estimate the heat-transfer rate per square foot...Ch. 5 - A wall exactly like the one described in Table...Ch. 5 - Prob. 5.19PCh. 5 - Compute the overall heat-transfer coefficient for...Ch. 5 - Compute the overall heat transfer for a single...Ch. 5 - Determine the overall heattransfer coefficient for...Ch. 5 - A basement is 2020ft(66m) and 7 ft (2.13 m) below...Ch. 5 - Estimate the overall heat-transfer coefficient for...Ch. 5 - Rework Problem 5-23 assuming that the walls are...Ch. 5 - A heated building is built on a concrete slab with...Ch. 5 - A basement wall extends 6 ft (1.8 m) below grade...Ch. 5 - A 2440ft(7.312.2m) building has a full basement...Ch. 5 - The floor of the basement described in Problem...Ch. 5 - Assume that the ground temperature tg is 40 F (10...Ch. 5 - Use the temperatures given in Problem 5-30 and...Ch. 5 - A small office building is constructed with a...Ch. 5 - A 100 ft length of buried, uninsulated steel pipe...Ch. 5 - Estimate the heat loss from 100 m of buried...Ch. 5 - A large beverage cooler resembles a small building...Ch. 5 - Consider the wall section shown in Fig. 5-10. (a)...Ch. 5 - A building has floor plan dimensions of 3060ft....Ch. 5 - Compute the temperature of the metal roof deck of...Ch. 5 - Consider the wall section shown in Fig. -4a,...Ch. 5 - Consider the knee space shown in Fig. 5-11. The...Ch. 5 - Estimate the temperature in an unheated basement...
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