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Advances in very large scale integration (VLSI) of electronic devices on a chip are often restricted by the ability to cool the chip
A transistor, which may be approximated as a hemispherical heat source of radius r0 = 0.1 mm. is embedded in a large silicon substrate (k = 125 W/m · K)
A steel strip emerges from the hot roll section of a steel mill at a speed of 20 m/s and a temperature of 1200 K. Its length and thickness are L = 100 m
A steady-state, finite-difference analysis has been performed on a cylindrical fin with a diameter of 12 mm and a thermal conductivity of 15 W/m · K.
A standard 4 in. steel pipe (ID = 4.026 in., OD = 4.500 in.) carries superheated steam at 1200°F in an enclosed space where a fire hazard exists
A support rod (k = 15 W/m · K, a = 4.0 X 10-6 m2/s) of diameter D = 15 mm and length L = 100 mm spans a channel whose walls are maintained at a temperature
A successful California engineer has installed a circular hot tub in his back yard and finds that for the typical operating conditions prescribed below
A submarine is to be designed to provide a comfortable temperature for the crew of no less than 70°F. The submarine can be idealized by a cylinder 30
A stream of atmospheric air is used to dry a series of biological samples on plates that are each of length Li = 0.25 m in the direction of the airflow.
A straight fin of uniform cross section is fabricated from a material of thermal conductivity 50 W/m. K, thickness w = 6 mm, and length L = 48 mm
A straight fin fabricated from 2024 aluminum alloy (k = 185 W/m · K) has a base thickness of t = 3 mm and a length of L = 15 mm
A stereo receiver/amplifier is enclosed in a thin metallic case for which the top, horizontal surface is 0.5 m x 0.5 m on a side
A steel tube (k = 50 W/m · K) of inner and outer diameters Di = 20 mm and Do = 26 mm. respectively, is used to transfer heat from hot gases flowing
A steel billet is to be heat treated by immersion in a molten salt bath. The billet is 5 cm square and 1 m long.
A steam pipe of 0.12-m outside diameter is insulated with a layer of calcium silicate.
A steel bar, 20 mm in diameter and 200 mm long, with an emissivity of 0.9, is removed from a furnace at 455°C and suddenly submerged horizontally
A spherical satellite of diameter D is in orbit about the earth and is coated with a diffuse material for which the spectral absorptivity is a = 0.6 for A < 3
A spherical shell satellite (3-m-OD, 1.25-cm-wall thickness, made of stainless steel) reenters the atmosphere from outer space
A spherical stainless steel vessel at 93°C contains 45 kg of water initially at the same temperature. If the entire system is suddenly immersed in ice water
A spherical thermocouple junction 1.0 mm in diameter is inserted in a combustion chamber to measure the temperature T8 of the products of combustion.
A square silicone chip 7 mm by 7 mm in size and 0.5 mm thick is mounted on a plastic substrate with its front surface cooled by a synthetic liquid
A spherical work piece of pure copper with a diameter of 15 mm and an emissivity of 0.5 is suspended in a large furnace with walls at a uniform temperature
A spherical tank of 3-m diameter contains a liquefied petroleum gas at -60°C. Insulation with a thermal conductivity of 0.06 W/m. K and thickness 250 mm
A spherical tank for storing liquid oxygen on the space shuttle is to be made from stainless steel of 0.80-m outer diameter and 5-mm wall thickness
A spherical droplet of alcohol, 0.5 mm in diameter, is falling freely through quiescent air at a velocity of 1.8 m/s.