Question

A plane wall of thickness 0.1 m and thermal conductivity 25 W/m·K having uniform volumetric heat generation of 0.3 MW/m3 is insulated on one side, while the other side is exposed to a fluid at 32°C. The convection heat transfer coefficient between the wall and the fluid is 400 W/m2·K. Determine the maximum temperature in the wall.

Answer 1

Answer:

T = 167 ° C

Explanation:

To solve the question we have the following known variables

Type of surface = plane wall ,

Thermal conductivity k = 25.0 W/m·K,  

Thickness L = 0.1 m,

Heat generation rate q' = 0.300 MW/m³,

Heat transfer coefficient hc = 400 W/m² ·K,

Ambient temperature T∞ = 32.0 °C

We are to determine the maximum temperature in the wall

Assumptions for the calculation are as follows

• Negligible heat loss through the insulation
• Steady state system
• One dimensional conduction across the wall

Therefore by the one dimensional conduction equation we have

$k\frac{d^{2}T }{dx^{2} } +q'_{G} = \rho c\frac{dT}{dt}$

During steady state

$\frac{dT}{dt}$ = 0 which gives $k\frac{d^{2}T }{dx^{2} } +q'_{G} = 0$

From which we have $\frac{d^{2}T }{dx^{2} } = -\frac{q'_{G}}{k}$

Considering the boundary condition at x =0 where there is no heat loss

 $\frac{dT}{dt}$ = 0 also at the other end of the plane wall we have

$-k\frac{dT }{dx } =$ hc (T - T∞) at point x = L

Integrating the equation we have

$\frac{dT }{dx } = \frac{q'_{G}}{k} x+ C_{1}$ from which C₁ is evaluated from the first boundary condition thus

0 = $\frac{q'_{G}}{k} (0)+ C_{1}$  from which C₁ = 0

From the second integration we have

$T = -\frac{q'_{G}}{2k} x^{2} + C_{2}$

From which we can solve for C₂ by substituting the T and the first derivative into the second boundary condition s follows

$-k\frac{q'_{G}L}{k} = h_{c}( -\frac{q'_{G}L^{2} }{k} + C_{2}-T∞)$ → C₂ = $q'_{G}L(\frac{1}{h_{c} }+ \frac{L}{2k} } )+T∞$

T(x) = $\frac{q'_{G}}{2k} x^{2} + q'_{G}L(\frac{1}{h_{c} }+ \frac{L}{2k} } )+T∞$ and T(x) = T∞ + $\frac{q'_{G}}{2k} (L^{2}+(\frac{2kL}{h_{c} }} )-x^{2} )$

∴ Tmax → when x = 0 = T∞ + $\frac{q'_{G}}{2k} (L^{2}+(\frac{2kL}{h_{c} }} ))$

Substituting the values we get

T = 167 ° C