In: Mechanical Engineering
Determine the rate of convection heat loss from both the top and the bottom of a flat plate at Ts = 80°C with air in parallel flow at T? = 25°C, u? = 3 m/s. The plate is t = 1 mm thick, L = 25 mm long, and w = 50 mm deep. Neglect the heat loss from the edges of the plate. Compare the rate of convection heat loss from the plate to the rate of convection heat loss from an Lc = 50mmlong cylinder of the same volume as that of the plate. The convective conditions associated with the cylinder are the same as those associated with the plate.
ANSWER: 5.84 W, 3.73 W