Problem 147
Consider a 15-cm-diameter sphere placed within a cubical enclosure with a side length of \(15 \mathrm{~cm}\). The view factor from any of the square-cube surfaces to the sphere is (a) \(0.09\) (b) \(0.26\) (c) \(0.52\) (d) \(0.78\) (e) 1
Problem 149
Consider two concentric spheres with diameters \(12 \mathrm{~cm}\) and \(18 \mathrm{~cm}\) forming an enclosure. The view factor from the inner surface of the outer sphere to the inner sphere is (a) 0 (b) \(0.18\) (c) \(0.44\) (d) \(0.56\) (e) \(0.67\)
Problem 151
Consider two concentric spheres forming an enclosure with diameters of \(12 \mathrm{~cm}\) and \(18 \mathrm{~cm}\) and surface temperatures \(300 \mathrm{~K}\) and \(500 \mathrm{~K}\), respectively. Assuming that the surfaces are black, the net radiation exchange between the two spheres is (a) \(21 \mathrm{~W}\) (b) \(140 \mathrm{~W}\) (c) \(160 \mathrm{~W}\) (d) \(1275 \mathrm{~W}\) (e) \(3084 \mathrm{~W}\)
Problem 161
Two gray surfaces that form an enclosure exchange heat with one another by thermal radiation. Surface 1 has a temperature of \(400 \mathrm{~K}\), an area of \(0.2 \mathrm{~m}^{2}\), and a total emissivity of \(0.4\). Surface 2 has a temperature of \(600 \mathrm{~K}\), an area of \(0.3 \mathrm{~m}^{2}\), and a total emissivity of \(0.6\). If the view factor \(F_{12}\) is \(0.3\), the rate of radiation heat transfer between the two surfaces is (a) \(135 \mathrm{~W}\) (b) \(223 \mathrm{~W}\) (c) \(296 \mathrm{~W}\) (d) \(342 \mathrm{~W}\) (e) \(422 \mathrm{~W}\)
Problem 163
Two concentric spheres are maintained at uniform temperatures \(T_{1}=45^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and \(T_{2}=280^{\circ} \mathrm{C}\) and have emissivities \(\varepsilon_{1}=0.25\) and \(\varepsilon_{2}=0.7\), respectively. If the ratio of the diameters is \(D_{1} / D_{2}=0.30\), the net rate of radiation heat transfer between the two spheres per unit surface area of the inner sphere is (a) \(86 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\) (b) \(1169 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\) (c) \(1181 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\) (d) \(2510 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\) (e) \(3306 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\)
Problem 164
Consider a \(3-\mathrm{m} \times 3-\mathrm{m} \times 3-\mathrm{m}\) cubical furnace. The base surface of the furnace is black and has a temperature of \(400 \mathrm{~K}\). The radiosities for the top and side surfaces are calculated to be \(7500 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\) and \(3200 \mathrm{~W} / \mathrm{m}^{2}\), respectively. The net rate of radiation heat transfer to the bottom surface is (a) \(2.61 \mathrm{~kW}\) (b) \(8.27 \mathrm{~kW}\) (c) \(14.7 \mathrm{~kW}\) (d) \(23.5 \mathrm{~kW}\) (e) \(141 \mathrm{~kW}\)
Problem 166
Consider an enclosure consisting of \(N\) diffuse and gray surfaces. The emissivity and temperature of each surface as well as the view factors between the surfaces are specified. Write a program to determine the net rate of radiation heat transfer for each surface.