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Chapter 3a - Solved Problems

The document contains three problems related to heat transfer through building materials. Problem 1 involves designing the basement wall of a building in a cold climate, with options for concrete or insulated concrete. Problem 2 examines heat transfer through car window glass heated from the inside. Problem 3 determines the thermal conductivity of an unknown middle material in a composite oven wall, given temperatures and properties of other materials.

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Chapter 3a - Solved Problems

The document contains three problems related to heat transfer through building materials. Problem 1 involves designing the basement wall of a building in a cold climate, with options for concrete or insulated concrete. Problem 2 examines heat transfer through car window glass heated from the inside. Problem 3 determines the thermal conductivity of an unknown middle material in a composite oven wall, given temperatures and properties of other materials.

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Problem 1

A new building to be located in a cold climate is being designed with a basement that
has an L 200-mm-thick wall.
Inner and outer basement wall temperatures are Ti 20C and To 0C, respectively. The
architect can specify the wall material to be either aerated concrete block with kac 0.15
W/m K, or stone mix concrete.
To reduce the conduction heat flux through the stone mix wall to a level equivalent to
that of the aerated concrete wall,
• what thickness of extruded polystyrene sheet must be applied onto the inner
surface of the stone mix concrete wall?
Floor dimensions of the basement are 20 m 30 m, and the expected rental rate is
$50/m2/month.
• What is the yearly cost, in terms of lost rental income, if the stone mix concrete
wall with polystyrene insulation is specified?

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Problem 1

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Problem 1

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Problem 2

The rear window of an automobile is defogged by passing warm air over its inner surface.
(a) If the warm air is at T,i 40C and the corresponding convection coefficient is hi 30 W/m2 K, what are the inner and outer
surface temperatures of 4-mm-thick window glass, if the outside ambient air temperature is T,o10C and the associated
convection coefficient is ho 65 W/m2 K?

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Problem 2

The rear window of an automobile is defogged by passing warm air over its inner surface.
(a) If the warm air is at T,i 40C and the corresponding convection coefficient is hi 30 W/m2 K, what are the inner and outer
surface temperatures of 4-mm-thick window glass, if the outside ambient air temperature is T,o10C and the associated
convection coefficient is ho 65 W/m2 K?

ASSUMPTIONS:
(1) Steady-state conditions,
(2) One dimensional conduction,
(3) Negligible radiation effects,
(4) Constant properties.
PROPERTIES: Table A-3, Glass (300 K): k = 1.4 W/m⋅K.

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Problem 2
ASSUMPTIONS:
(1) Steady-state conditions,
(2) One dimensional conduction,
(3) Negligible radiation effects,
(4) Constant properties.
PROPERTIES: Table A-3, Glass (300
K): k = 1.4 W/m⋅K.

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Problem 3
The composite wall of an oven consists of three materials, two of which are of known thermal conductivity, kA 20 W/m KB
and kC 50 W/m K, and known thickness, LA 0.30 m and LC 0.15 m. The third material, B, which is sandwiched between
materials A and C, is of known thickness, LB 0.15 m, but unknown thermal conductivity kB.

Under steady-state operating conditions, measurements reveal an outer surface temperature of Ts,o 20C, an inner surface
temperature of Ts,i 600C, and an oven air temperature of T 800C. The inside convection coefficient h is known to be 25 W/m2
K. What is the value of kB?

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Problem 3

ASSUMPTIONS:
(1) Steady-state conditions,
(2) One-dimensional conduction,
(3) Constant properties,
(4) Negligible contact resistance,
(5) Negligible radiation effects.

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