Question: Background: A hot - wire anemometer is essentially a fine wire, usually made of platinum, which is heated electrically and inserted into a flowing fluid.

Background: A hot-wire anemometer is essentially a fine wire, usually made of platinum, which is heated electrically and inserted into a flowing fluid. The wire temperature, which is a function of the fluid temperature, fluid velocity and the rate of heating, may be determined by measuring its electrical resistance.
A straight cylindrical wire 13mm long and 0.25mm in diameter is exposed to a stream of air at 80F flowing past the wire at 30ms. What must the rate of energy input be in watts to maintain the wire surface at 580F? Neglect radiation as well as heat conduction along the wire.
(a) Solve the problem assuming that only the following set of data for the physical properties of air is available: PART B AS WELL
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 Background: A hot-wire anemometer is essentially a fine wire, usually made

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