CHAPTER 1 (BASICS OF HEAT TRANSFER) Flashcards

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is the basic
science that deals with
the rate of transfer of
thermal energy.

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Heat Transfer

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Heat transfer plays a crucial role in
the _______of vehicles,
power plants,
refrigerators, electronic
devices, buildings,
bridges, etc.

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design

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a form of energy that can be transferred from one system to
another as a result of temperature difference.

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Heat

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  • science that deals with the determination of the rates of
    energy
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Heat Transfer

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The basic requirement for heat
transfer is the presence of

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Temperature Difference

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This is when the Heat was defined as the energy associated with the random motion
of atoms and molecules

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middle of 19th century

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theory proposed by the French chemist Antoine Lavoisier (1743–
1794) in 1789.

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caloric theory

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Caloric theory proposed by

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French chemist Antoine Lavoisier

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this theory states that heat is a fluid-like substance called the
caloric that is a massless, colorless, odorless, and tasteless substance that
can be poured from one body into another

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caloric theory

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In 1798, ___________ showed in his
papers that heat can be generated continuously through friction

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Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) (1753–1814)

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convinced the skeptics that heat was not a substance after all,
and put the caloric theory to rest.

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James P. Joules (1843)

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are designed primarily on the basis of heat
transfer analysis.

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Heat transfer equipment

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these are some of heat transfer equipments

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1.heat exchangers,
2.boilers,
3.condensers,
4. radiators,
5.heaters,
6.furnaces,
7. refrigerators,
8. solar collectors

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The heat transfer problems encountered in practice:

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(1)rating and
(2)sizing problems.

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deal with the determination of the heat transfer rate for an existing
system at a specified temperature difference.

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rating problems

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deal with the determination of the size of a system in order to
transfer heat at a specified rate for a specified temperature
difference.

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sizing problems

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can exist in numerous forms

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energy

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other forms of energy aside from heat

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thermal, mechanical, kinetic, potential, electrical,
magnetic, chemical, nuclear, etc.

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sum of all forms of energy of a system.

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total energy

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forms of energy related to the molecular
structure of a system and the degree of the
molecular activity.

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microscopic energy

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sum of all microscopic
forms of energy of a system

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internal energy (U)

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21
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true or false.
We can get energy
from trash and
sewage.

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true

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22
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SIunit of energy

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Joule (J)

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English unit of energy

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British thermal unit (Btu)

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is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 lbm of water at 60°F by 1°F.
BTU
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Another unit of energy is
calorie
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is the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water at 14.5°C by 1°C.
calorie
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portion of the internal energy of a system associated with the kinetic energy of the molecules
sensible energy or sensible heat
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sum of the kinetic and potential energies of the molecules
internal energy
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associated with the intermolecular forces between the molecules of a system.
internal energy
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internal energy associated with the phase of a system
latent energy or latent heat
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internal energy associated with the atomic bonds in a molecule
chemical energy
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internal energy associated with the bonds within the nucleus of the atom itself
nuclear energy
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energy needed to push a fluid and maintain flow
Flow energy (Pv)
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At low P and high T,the ρ of a gas decreases and the gas behaves like an
ideal gas
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energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree
specific heat
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The specific heat of a substance depends on
Temperature and Pressure
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The specific heat of an ideal gas depends on
Temperature only
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At low P, all real gases approach _____-_ , and therefore their specific heats depend on temperature only.
ideal gas behavior
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substance whose specific volume (or density) does not change with temperature or pressure
incompressible substance
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Energy can be transferred to or from a given mass by these two mechanisms,
heat (Q) and work (W).
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work per unit time
power (W)
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is defined as the measure of energy transfer that occurs when an object is moved over a distance by an external force at least part of which is applied in the direction of the displacement.
work
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Examples of engineering systems that produce work:
Steam Turbines Hydraulic Turbines Car engines
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Examples of engineering systems that consume work:
compressor mixer pumps
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is the rate of heat transfer per unit area normal to the direction of heat transfer.
heat flux
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The first law of thermodynamics, also known as
conservation of energy principle
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this states that “Energy can neither be created nor destroyed; it can only change forms.”
conservation of energy principle or the first law of thermodynamics
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A large number of engineering devices such as water heaters and car radiators involve mass flow in and out of a system, and are modeled as _____
control volumes
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The opposite of steady is unsteady or
transient
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The total energy content of a control volume during a steady-flow process remains
constant
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the change in the total energy of the control volume during such a process is
zero
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The amount of mass flowing through a cross section of a flow device per unit time is called the
mass flow rate
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The volume of a fluid flowing through a pipe or duct per unit time is called the
volume flow rate
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The science that deals with the determination of the rates of energy transfers is
heat transfer
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TRUE OR FALSE The transfer of energy as heat is ALWAYS from the higher - temperature medium to the lower-temperature one, and heat transfer stops when the two mediums reach the same temperature.
TRUE
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Heat can be transferred in three different modes namely
conduction, convection, and radiation
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states that if two thermodynamic systems are both in thermal equilibrium with a third system, then the two systems are in thermal equilibrium
zeroth law of thermodynamics
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is the transfer of energy from the more energetic particles of a substance to the adjacent less energetic ones as a result of interactions between the particles.
conduction
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Conduction can take place in
solids, liquids, or gases
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In gases and liquids, conduction is due to the _______ of the molecules during their random motion.
collisions and diffusion
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TRUE OR FALSE In solids, it is due to the combination of vibrations of the molecules in a lattice and the energy transport by free electrons.
TRUE
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The rate of heat transfer by conduction through a medium depends on the
- geometry of the medium, - thickness, -material of the medium, - temperature difference
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Heat transfer by conduction is also known as the
Fourier’s law of heat conduction
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measure of the ability of a material to conduct heat.
thermal conductivity (k)
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- the rate of heat transfer through a unit thickness of the material per unit area per unit temperature difference.
thermal conductivity (k)
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High value of thermal conductivity means the material is a
good heat conductor
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Low value of thermal conductivity means the materials is
low heat conductor or insulator
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Represents how fast heat diffuses through a material.
thermal diffusivity
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Itis the ratio of the heat conducted through the material to the heat stored per unit volume.
thermal diffusivity
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TRUE OR FALSE The larger the thermal diffusivity, the faster the propagation of heat into the medium.
TRUE
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T OR F A small value of thermal diffusivity means that heat is mostly absorbed by the material and a small amount of heat will be conducted further.
T
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It is the mode of energy transfer between a solid surface and the adjacent liquid or gas that is in motion.
convection
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Itinvolves the combined effects of conduction and fluid motion.
convection
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Itinvolves the combined effects of conduction and fluid motion.
radiation
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energy transfer by radia_____ and it suffers no attenuation in a vacuum. This is how the energy of the sun reaches the earth.
radiation
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The rate of heat transferby radiation (𝑸𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒕) is governed by ______ equation
Stefan– Boltzmann
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measure of how closely a surface approximates a blackbody for which ε =1
emissivity
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the idealized surface that emits radiation at this maximum rate
blackbody
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radiation emitted by a blackbody
blackbody radiation
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the fraction of the radiation energy incident on a surface that is absorbed by the surface.
absorptivity
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is essentially a convection heat transfer coefficient modified to include the effects of radiation.
combined heat transfer coefficient
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T OR F Not all three can exist simultaneously in a medium.
T
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A _____may involve conduction and radiation but not convection
solid
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a solid may involve heat transfer by ____ and/or radiation on its surfaces exposed to a fluid or other surfaces.
convection
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❑Heat transfer is by ____ and ____ in a still fluid (no bulk fluid motion)
conduction and possibly by radiation
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heat transfer is by ____ and in a flowing fluid
convection and radiation
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can be viewed as combined conduction and fluid motion
convection
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This is valid for both steady and transient conditions, and the _________ does not involve heat generation since a surface does not have a volume.
surface energy balance
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It is necessary to keep track of the energy interactions at the surface, and this is done by applying the conservation of energy principle to the surface.
surface energy balance