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The document provides the step-by-step solution to estimating the free convection heat transfer rate per unit length of a horizontal rod submerged in water. The rod has a diameter of 5 mm and a surface temperature of 56°C, while the water is at 18°C. The solution calculates the Nusselt number, heat transfer coefficient, and heat transfer rate per unit length as 777.85 W/m using equations for natural convection over a horizontal cylinder.

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HT 034 Solution

The document provides the step-by-step solution to estimating the free convection heat transfer rate per unit length of a horizontal rod submerged in water. The rod has a diameter of 5 mm and a surface temperature of 56°C, while the water is at 18°C. The solution calculates the Nusselt number, heat transfer coefficient, and heat transfer rate per unit length as 777.85 W/m using equations for natural convection over a horizontal cylinder.

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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SERIES: HEAT TRANSFER

SOLVED PROBLEMS

A horizontal rod 5 mm in diameter is immersed in water maintaind at 18 C. If the rod surface


temperature is 56 C, estimate the free convection heat trasfer rate per unit length of the rod.

Source: Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer 6 th edition, by Incropera, et al

SOLUTION:

NATURAL CONVECTION

For flow on isothermal horizontal cylinders, using equation 5-36 CHE HB 8th edition
2

{ }
0.387 RaD 1/ 6
L = 0.60+
Nu
9 /16 8 / 27

[ ( ) ]
1+
0.559
Pr

Water properties at film temperature

18+56
T f= =37 C=310 K
2

kg W kJ
=993.342 ; =693.54 Pa s ; k =0. 62605 ;C p=0.075294
m 3
mK mol K

kg

C
Pr= p =
( 0.075294
kJ
x
kmol 1,000mol
mol K 18 kg
x
1 kmol )
693.54 Pa s x ( 1 Pa
1 x 106 Pa
x
1
m s
Pa )
k kJ

( 0. 62605
W
x
1
s
m K 1,000W )
Pr=4.6339

D o3 f 2 g T o
Gr=
f 2

ENGR. RONNIE V. FLORES Page 1


CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SERIES: HEAT TRANSFER
SOLVED PROBLEMS

( 997.695984.3786 ) 3.536 x 104


= =
( 991.0368 ) ( 5618 ) K

Gr=
3
(
( 0.005 m ) 993.342
kg
m3 )( 3.536 x 104
K
m
)(
9.80665 2 ( 5618 ) K
s ) =33,789.44903
2
kg

( 693.54 Pa s x
1 Pa
6
1 x 10 Pa
x
1
m s
Pa s )
Ra=GrPr

Ra=( 33,789.44903 ) ( 4.6339 )=156,576.9279

1 /6 2

{ }
L = 0.60+ 0.387 (156,576.9279 )
Nu =10.4077
9/ 16 8/ 27

[ (
1+
0.559
4.6339 ) ]
L = hD
Nu
k

kJ

h=
(
( 10.4077 ) 0.62605
W
x
s
m K 1,000 W
=1.30315 2
kJ
1
)
0.005 m m Ks

q=hDL T

q kJ 1000W
L
(
= 1.30315 2
m K s
x
1
kJ
s
( 0.005 m )( 5618 ) K
)
q W
=777.85
L m

ENGR. RONNIE V. FLORES Page 2

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