another. Heat transfer, on the other hand, deals with the rate of heat transfer as well as the temperature distribution withi n the
system at a specified time.
1-2C (a) The driving force for heat transfer is the temperature difference. (b) The driving force for electric current flow is the
electric potential difference (voltage). (a) The driving force for fluid flow is the pressure difference.
1-3C The rating problems deal with the determination of the heat transfer rate for an existing system at a specified
temperature difference. The sizing problems deal with the determination of the size of a system in order to transfer heat at a
specified rate for a specified temperature difference .
1-4C The experimental approach (testing and taking measurements) has the advantage of dealing with the actual physical
system, and getting a physical value within the limits of experimental error. However, this approach is expensive, time
consuming, and often impractical. The analytical approach (analysis or calculations) has the advantage that it is fast and
inexpensive, but the results obtained are subject to the accuracy of the assumptions and idealizations made in the analysis.
1-5C Modeling makes it possible to predict the course of an event before it actually occurs, or to study various aspects of an
event mathematically without actually running expensive and time -consuming experiments. When preparing a mathematical
model, all the variables that affect the phenomena are identified, reasonable assumptions and approximations are made, and
the interdependence of these variables are studied. The relevant physical laws and principles are invoked, and the problem is
formulated mathematically. Finally, the problem is solved using an appropriate approach, and the results are interpreted.
1-6C The right choice between a crude and complex model is usually the simplest model which yields adequate results.
Preparing very accurate but complex models is not necessarily a better choice since such models are not much use to an analyst if they are very difficult and time consuming to solve. At the minimum, the model should reflect the essential features of the physical problem it represents. 1-7C Warmer. Because energy is added to the room air in the form of electrical work.
1-8C Warmer. If we take the room that contains the refrigerator as our system, we will see that electrical work is supplied to
this room to run the refrigerator, which is eventually dissipated to the room as waste heat.
1-9C The claim is false. The heater of a house supplies the energy that the house is losing, which is proportional to the
temperature difference between the indoors and the outdoors. A turned off heater consumes no energy. The heat lost from
a house to the outdoors during the warming up period is less than the heat lost from a house that is already at the
temperature that the thermostat is set because of the larger cumulative temperature difference in the latter case. For best
practice, the heater should be turned off when no one is at home during day (at subfreezing temperatures, the heater should
be kept on at a low temperature to avoid freezing of water in pipes). Also, the thermostat should be lowered during bedtime
to minimize the temperature difference between the indoors and the outdoors at night and thus the amount of heat that the
heater needs to supply to the house. Copyright ©2020 McGraw -Hill Education. All rights reserved. No reproduction or distribution without the prior written consent of McGraw -Hill Education. 1-3 1-10C No. The thermostat tells an air conditioner (or heater) at what interior temperature to stop. The air conditioner will cool the house at the same rate no matter what the thermostat setting is. So, it is best to set the thermostat at a comfortable temperature and then leave it alone. Setting the thermostat too low a home owner risks wasting energy and money (and comfort) by forgetting it at the set low temperature. 1-11C No. Since there is no temperature drop of water, the heater will never kick into make up for the heat loss. Therefore, it will not waste any energy during times of no use, and there is no need to use a timer. But if the family were on a time-of-use tariff, it would be possible to save money (but not energy) by turning on the heater when the rate was lowest at night and off during peak periods when rate is the highest. 1-12C For the constant pressure case. This is because the heat transfer to an ideal gas is mcpT at constant pressure and mcvT at constant volume, and cp is always greater than cv. 1-13C The rate of heat transfer per unit surface area is called heat flux q . It is related to the rate of heat transfer by =
AdAqQ
. 1-14C Energy can be transferred by heat and work to a close system . An energy transfer is heat transfer when its driving force is temperature difference. 1-15E A logic chip in a computer dissipates 3 W of power. The amount heat dissipated in 8 h and the heat flux on the surface of the chip are to be determined. Assumptions Heat transfer from the surface is uniform. Analysis (a) The amount of heat the chip dissipates during an 8 -hour period is kWh 0.024== == Wh24)h 8)( W3(tQQ (b) The heat flux on the surface of the chip is 2 W/in37.5= ==2in 08.0 W3
AQq
Logic chip W3=Q