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Chapter 2 Problem 2.53

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A thin electrical heater dissipating 4000 W/m2is sand-wiched between two 25-mm-thick plates whoseexposed surfaces experience convection with a fluid forwhich and . The thermo- physical properties of the plate material are ??2500kg/m3, , and . (a) On T?xcoordinates, sketch the steady-state tem-perature distribution for?L?x??L. Calculatevalues of the temperatures at the surfaces, x??L,and the midpoint, x?0. Label this distribution asCase 1, and explain its salient features.(b) Consider conditions for which there is a loss ofcoolant and existence of a nearly adiabatic con-dition on the x??Lsurface. On the T?x coordi-nates used for part (a), sketch the correspondingsteady-state temperature distribution and indicatethe temperatures at x?0,?L. Label the distribu-tion as Case 2, and explain its key features c) With the system operating as described in part (b),the surface x??Lalso experiences a sudden loss ofcoolant. This dangerous situation goes undetected for15 min, at which time the power to the heater isdeactivated. Assuming no heat losses from the sur-faces of the plates, what is the eventual (tl?),uniform, steady-state temperature distribution in theplates? Show this distribution as Case 3 on yoursketch, and explain its key features. Hint: Apply theconservation of energy requirement on a time-intervalbasis, Eq. 1.12b, for the initial and final conditionscorresponding to Case 2 and Case 3, respectively.(d) On T?tcoordinates, sketch the temperature his-tory at the plate locations x?0,?Lduring thetransient period between the distributions for Cases2 and 3. Where and when will the temperature inthe system achieve a maximum value?

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Title Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer 7 
Author Theodore L. Bergman; Adrienne S. Lavine; Frank P. Incropera; David P. DeWitt
ISBN 9780470501979

A thin electrical heater dissipating 4000 W/m2is

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