In: Mechanical Engineering
Consider the vertical rear window of an automobile that has a thickness L= 9 mm and height H=0.5 m with heating wires that create uniform volumetric heating. The window interior is exposed to ambient air at 10°C and the window exterior to air at -10°C which moves in parallel flow over the surface with a velocity of 20 m/s. The surface temperature of the window exterior is 12°C. Find the volumetric heating rate necessary to keep the window interior at 16°C. What is the convective heat flux for the interior and exterior of the window?