In: Mechanical Engineering
The convection coefficient for flow over a solid sphere may be determined by submerging the sphere, which is initially at 25 °C, into the flow, which is at 75 °C, and measuring its surface temperature at some time during the transient heating process. If the sphere has a diameter of 0.1 m, a thermal conductivity of 20 W/(m·K), and a thermal diffusivity of 4.0×10-5 m2/s, at what time will a surface temperature of 60 ºC be recorded if the convection coefficient is 300 W/(m2·K)?
a) When deciding if the lumped capacitance method can be used, what is the value of the Biot number?
Bi c= 0.2505 ( correct)
b) When using the one-term approximation for transient 1-D conduction, what is the value of the applicable Biot number? Use Table 5.1.
Bi=??
c) Using the one-term approximation, if Bi in Table 5.1 were equal to 0.5, what would be the value of C1 for this problem?
C1=??
d) Use the one-term approximation method to solve for the
Fourier number.
F0=??
e) Solve for the time required for the surface of the sphere to reach 60 ºC, in sec.
t=?? sec