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Textbook Solutions for Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

Chapter 7 Problem 7.33

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In 7.23, an anemometer design wasexplored, and the assumption was made that the striptemperature was uniform. This is a good assumptionwhen the heat transfer coefficient is low or the stripthermal conductivity high, because then conductionwithin the strip redistributes the generated heat andmakes the strip temperature uniform. However, as theheat transfer coefficient increases or strip thermalconductivity decreases, heat generated at a point inthe strip leaves the surface in the vicinity of thatpoint, and the thermal condition is closer to one ofuniform surface heat flux.(a) Develop the calibration equations for both the con-stant surface temperature and constant heat fluxconditions, that is, find the equations that predictthe velocity as a function of the power per unit stripwidth, P?(mW/mm), and the temperature measuredat the trailing edge (as in 7.23). Assumelaminar flow conditions.(b) If the true condition is uniform surface heat flux,but the uniform surface temperature calibration isused, what percentage error will be incurred in thevelocity determination?(c) Where could the thermocouple be placed so thatthe calibration is insensitive to whether the thermalcondition is uniform surface temperature or uni-form surface heat flux?

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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

In .23, an anemometer design wasexplored, and the

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