A 300-W cylindrical resistance heater is 0.75 m long and 0.5 cm in diameter. The resistance wire

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A 300-W cylindrical resistance heater is 0.75 m long and 0.5 cm in diameter. The resistance wire is placed horizontally in a fluid at 20°C. Determine the outer surface temperature of the resistance wire in steady operation if the fluid is

(a) Air

(b) Water. Ignore any heat transfer by radiation. Use properties at 500°C for air and 40°C for water.

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Fundamentals of Thermal-Fluid Sciences

ISBN: 978-0078027680

5th edition

Authors: Yunus A. Cengel, Robert H. Turner, John M. Cimbala

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