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Transport Phenomena - Heat Conduction Through A Composite Wall

The document discusses heat conduction through a composite wall made of multiple materials. It presents the following key points: 1. An equation is derived for the overall heat transfer coefficient U of a composite wall based on the individual heat transfer coefficients and thicknesses of each material layer. 2. The overall heat transfer coefficient U can be used to calculate the total heat transfer Q through the wall using Q = UA(Thot - Tcold) similarly to a single-layer wall. 3. For a wall with n material layers, the overall heat transfer coefficient is calculated from the individual layer coefficients and thicknesses using equation (15).

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Transport Phenomena - Heat Conduction Through A Composite Wall

The document discusses heat conduction through a composite wall made of multiple materials. It presents the following key points: 1. An equation is derived for the overall heat transfer coefficient U of a composite wall based on the individual heat transfer coefficients and thicknesses of each material layer. 2. The overall heat transfer coefficient U can be used to calculate the total heat transfer Q through the wall using Q = UA(Thot - Tcold) similarly to a single-layer wall. 3. For a wall with n material layers, the overall heat transfer coefficient is calculated from the individual layer coefficients and thicknesses using equation (15).

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CCB/CBB 3033

ADVANCED TRANSPORT
PROCESSES /

TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
5. Energy Transport
Lesson 18. Heat Conduction through Composite Wall
Lesson outcomes
At the end of the lesson the student should be able to
18. Solve problems about heat transfer through composite walls

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Heat Conduction through Composite Wall
Conduction through a Composite Walls: The composite
wall shown in the Figure below is exposed to a fluid at
bulk temperatures of Ta and Tb where Ta > Tb . There is a
steady flow of heat because of the temperature difference.
Develop a formula for the overall heat transfer coefficient.

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Solution
1. Schematic Diagram

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Heat Conduction through a Slab: Case 1
Assumption
non-flow system, v =0
No energy generation( production)
No work done on the system by external force

Boundary Conditions
q0
At x = x0 Ta T0
h0
q3
At x = x3 T3 Tb
h3
Energy Transport Mechanism
ex q x ( 12 v 2 H )v [ v] q x

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Heat Conduction through a Slab: Case 1
Shell Energy Balance

T x

qx(x) qx(x)

x
Rate of Energy Rate of Energy
in by molec. - out by molec. = 0
transport transport

WH (q x q x x ) 0 (1)
q x q x x
0 (2)
x
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Heat Conduction through Composite Wall
Taking the limit as x is close to zero
dq x
0 (3)
dx
Integrating (3)
q x C1 q0 (4)
Applying Fouriers Law of heat conduction
dT
k01 q0 (5a)
dx
dT
k12 q0 (5b)
dx
dT
k 23 q0 (5c)
dx

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Heat Conduction through Composite Wall
Rearranging and integrating (5a) (5b) and (5c) with the boundary
condition T=T0 at x=x0, T=T1 at x=x1 and T=T2 at x=x2
q0
T0 T1 ( x1 x0 ) (6a)
k01
q0
T1 T2 ( x2 x1 ) (6b)
k12
q0
T3 T2 ( x3 x2 ) (6c)
k 23
Using Newtons Law of cooling ( Boundary Conditions 1 and 2)
q0
Ta T0 (7)
h0
q
T3 Tb 0 q0=q3 from (4)
h3 (8)

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Heat Conduction through Composite Wall
Adding (6a), (6b), (6c), (7) and (8) together
q0 q0 q0 q0 q0
Ta Tb ( x1 x0 ) ( x2 x1 ) ( x3 x2 ) (9)
h0 k01 k12 k 23 h3
Rearranging (9) we get the heat flux as
Ta Tb
q0 (10)
1 ( x1 x0 ) ( x2 x1 ) ( x3 x2 ) 1

h0 k01 k12 k 23 h3

The heat flow can then be calculated as


(11)
Q0 WHq0

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Heat Conduction through Composite Wall
Using (10) in (11) we get
WH (Ta Tb )
Q0
1 ( x1 x0 ) ( x2 x1 ) ( x2 x3 ) 1 (12)

h0 k01 k12 k 23 h3

In terms of the overall heat transfer coefficient


Q0 U (WH )(Ta Tb ) (13)
From (12) and (3) we get overall heat transfer coefficient U as
1 1 ( x1 x0 ) ( x2 x1 ) ( x3 x2 ) 1
(14)
U h0 k01 k12 k 23 h3

In general, for systems with n slabs


n (x x
1 1 j 1 ) 1

j

U h0 j 1 k j 1, j hn (15)

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Lesson outcomes
18. Solve problems about heat transfer through
composite walls

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