1. A 20.32 x 20.
32 – cm test panel 24 – cm thick, is placed between two plates and the
whole is properly insulated. The interface of one plate is maintained at 79.4oC by electric
energy supply of 50 watts; the other plate has an interface surface temperature of
21.1oC. Find k for the test panel.
2. It is desired that no more the 1892 W/m2 be conducted through a 30 – cm thick wall
whose average thermal conductivity is k = 0.865 W/m – K; the conducted heat will be
controlled by insulating one side. Find the least thickness od insulating material ( k =
0.346 W/m – K) that will assure this heat constrain if the surface temperatures of the
3. The wall of a house is 7 m wide and 6 m high is made from 0.3 m thick brick with 𝑘 = 0.6
composite wall are 1150oC and 140oC.
W/m-K. The surface temperature inside of the wall is 16oC and that on the outside is
6oC. Find the heat flux through the wall and the total heat loss through it.
4. Consider a solid cylindrical rod of length 0.15 m and diameter 0.05 m. The top and
bottom surfaces of the rod are maintained at constant temperatures of 20°C and 95°C,
respectively, while the side surface is perfectly insulated. Determine the rate of heat
transfer through the rod if it is made of (a) copper, k =380 W/m · K, (b) aluminum, 237
W/m · K, (c) steel, k =18 W/m · K
The values of 𝑘 are in W/m-K. Determine the overall thermal resistance in K/W.
5. Heat flows through a composite slab as shown in the figure. The depth of the slab is 1 m.
6. A spherical shaped vessel has a diameter of 1.2 m and 100 mm thick. Find the rate of
heat leakage, if the temperature difference between the inner and outer surfaces is 200
Co. Thermal conductivity of material is 0.0833 W/m-K.
7. Two walls of a storage plant composed of insulating material (k = 0.25 KJ/hr-m-oC) with
15 cm thick and concrete (k = 3.2382 KJ/hr-m-oC) with 10 cm thick. The surface
temperature on hot side is 35oC and cold side is -10oC. If the area is 8 m square, find the
temperature between walls. Note: Insulating material is on cold side.
8. Determine the thermal conductivity of a material that is used a 4 m2 test panel, 25 mm
thick with a temperature difference of 20 Fo between surfaces. During the 4 hrs of test
period, the heat transmitted is 500 KJ.
9. The surface of a furnace wall is at a temperature of 1350oC. The outside wall
temperature is 42oC. The furnace wall is made of 25 cm of refractory material having a
thermal conductivity of 1.4 W/m – K. The outside wall is steel, 1 cm thick with thermal
conductivity of 47 W/m – K. Calculate the thickness in meters of brick to be installed in
between the refractory material and steel if its thermal conductivity is 0.28 W/m – K and
the heat loss is not to exceed 750 W/m2.
10. If 3 kW is conducted through a section of insulating material 1 m2 in cross section and
2.5 cm thick and the thermal conductivity may be taken as 0.2 W/m – K, compute the
temperature difference across the material.
11. A temperature difference of 85 Co is impressed across a fiber – glass layer of 13 cm
thickness. The thermal conductivity of the fiber glass is 0.035 W/ m – K. Compute the
heat transferred through the material per hour per unit area.
