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What is heat?

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

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Transfer of energy is

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always from higher temperature to lower temperature

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Heat transfer stops when

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two mediums reach the same temperature

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Three main types of heat transfer

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conduction convection and radiation

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What are rating problems in heat transfer

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

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What are sizing 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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Advantage of experimental approach

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actual physical system, quantity determined by measurement within the limits of experimental error

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Disadvantage of experimental approach

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slow expensive and often impractical

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analytical approach adv disadv

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fast and inexpensive but results obtained are subject to accuracy of the assumptions

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Sum of all microscopic forms of energy called

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internal energy

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what is enthalpy made up of

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flow energy and internal energy (Pv + u)

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What is the specific heat

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energy required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of a substance by one degree

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two types of specific heat

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specific heat at constant volume and at constant pressure

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What do real gasses approach ideal gas behaviour and what does this mean

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at low pressure and therefore specific heats depend on temperature only

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change in internal energy =

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m * specific heat at constant volume * change in temperature

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change in enthalpy

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m * specific heat at constant pressure * change in temperature

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heat transfer rate is

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the amount of heat transferred per unit time

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heat flux is the (units)

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rate of heat transfer per unit area normal to the direction of heat transfer W/m^2

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symbol of heal flux

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little q with a dot

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symbol of heat transfer

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Q with a dot

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relationship between heat flux and heat transfer

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q. = Q. / A

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Power =

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the work done per unit time

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What is the first law of thermodynamics also called

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conservation of energy principal

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What does the first law of thermodynamics state

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energy can neither be created nor destroyed during a process it can only change forms

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what does the first law of thermodynamics mean
Total energy enetring the system - Total energy leaving the system = change in total energy of the system Ein - Eout = delta E
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In steady operation the rate of energy transfer
to a system is equal to the rate of energy transfer from the system ie Ein = Eout
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Typical heat balance equation for heat transfer problem
Q in - Q out + Egen = detla E
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How is the conversion of nuclear, chemical, mechanical and electrical energies into thermal treated
as heat generation
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What is a closed system
consists of a fixed mass
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what does a closed system mean for heat transfer
Ein - Eout = delta U = m *specific heat transfer at constant volume * delta T
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Why are steady flow systems important
can be used to analyse control volume which are used alot
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What does steady mean
no change with time at a specified location
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mass flow rate =
density * Velocity * Ac (cross sectional area)
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volume flow rate =
Velocity * Ac
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Heat/energy transfer in steady flow systems
m. * delta h = m. cp delta T
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Surface energy balanace
E.in = E.out
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Why is the surface energy balance so simple
as no volume or mass and thus no energy generations
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Heat transfer for a surface
Q.in = Q.out
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When does conduction occur
when there is no movement (solids)
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when does convection occur
when you have a fluid moving (gas/liquid)
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What is radiation and what does it not require
no median required
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what do all modes of heat transfer require
existence of a temperature difference
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What is conduction
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
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What does fouriers law describe
heat transfer by conduction
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What is fouriers law
Q. = - kA dT/dx
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what is k in fouriers law
thermal conductivity
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how can fouriers law be simplified in linear varition of temperature
dT/dx = change in T/thickness
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why is there a negative sign in fouriers law
heat is conducted in the direction of decreasing temperature, and the temperature gradient becomes negative when temperature decreases with increasing x. The negative sign in the equation ensure that heat transfer in the positive x direction is a positive quantity
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What is thermal conductivity
a measure of the ability of a material to conduct heat defined as the rate of heat transfer through a unit thickness of the material per unit area per unit temperature difference
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What is delta T / delta x (fouriers law)
slope of the temperature curve on a T-x diagram
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heat flux in fouriers law=
-k delta T/delta x
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when does dT/dx = delta T / delta x
when your object is long and thin as assuing that it is constant in calculations
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what does a high value of thermal conductivity indicate
that the material is a good heat conductor and a low value indicates the material is a good insulator
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highest thermal conductivity materials
diamond graphite 1000W/mK
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lowest thermal conductivity materials
air carbon dioxide 0.1 W/mK
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symbol of thermal conductivity
k
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units of k
W/m*K
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What will k always be in this module
constant
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heat capacity =
density * cp (J/m^3*K)
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thermal diffusivity symbol =
alpha = heat conduction/heat storage = k/rho * cp (m^2/s)
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what does thermal diffusivity represent
how fast heat diffuses through a material
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larger the thermal diffusivity
the faster the propagation of heat into the medium
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what does a small value of thermal diffusivity represent
heat is mostly abosrbed by the the material and a small amount of heat is conducted further
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What is convection
the mode of energy transfer between a solid surface and the adjacent liquid or gas that is in motion and it involves the combined effects of conduction and fluid motion
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faster the fluid motion the
fast the convection heat transfer
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in the absence of bulk fluid motion heat tranfer between a solid surface and the adjacent fluid is by
pure conduction
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What is Tinf
temperature at dist where fluid does not feel affect of plate (can be very small)
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What is forced convection
fluid is forced to flow over the surface by external means such as a fan, pump, or the wind
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natural or free convection
if the fluid motion is caused by the buoyancy forces that are induced by density differences due to the variation of temperature in the fluid
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what are heat transfer processes that involve a change of phase considered
convection because of the fluid motion induced during the process such as the rise of vapour bubbles during boiling or the fall of the liquid droplets during condenation
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Equation of convection
Q. conv = h*As(Ts - Tinf)
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what is h in convection
convection heat transfer coefficient W/m^2 *K
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what is the h coefficient not
a property of the fluid it is an experimentally determined parameter whose value depends on all the variables influencing convection
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what factors effect h coefficient
surface geom nature of fluid motion properties of the fluid bulk fluid velocity
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Radiation is
the energy emitted by matter in the form of electromagnetic waves as a result of the changes in the electronic configurations of the atoms or molecules
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What does radiation not require
an intervening medium
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Do all bodies above absolute zero do
emit thermal radiation
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Radiation is what type of phenomenon
a volumetric phenomenon, however usually considered surface for solids
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Equation of radiation =
Q.emit = emissivity * sigma * As * (Ts^4 - Tsurr^4)
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what is sigma for equation of net radiation transfer
the stefan boltzman constant
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what has an emissivity of 1
a blackbody, idealised surface that emits radiation at max rate
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what is emissivity
a measure of how closely a surface approximates a blackbody between 0 and 1
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What is net radiation transfer
difference between the rate of radiation emitted by the surface and the radiation absorbed
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How does radiation compare to other heat transfer processes
significant relative to conduction or natural convection but negligible relative to forced convection
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What is a combined heat transfer coefficient
it includes the effects of both convection and radiation
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Physical method of heat transfer in solid liquid and gasses
solids conduction is due to combination of the vibrations of the molecules in a lattice and energy transported by free electrons, in gases and liquid it is due to the collisions of the molecules during their random motion

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