Question: Q 1 . A pipe subjected to a heating element is used to preheat water going into a continuous petrochemical process. The water being supplied

Q1. A pipe subjected to a heating element is used to preheat water going into a continuous petrochemical process. The water being supplied is at \(50^{\circ}\mathrm{C}\) with a heat transfer coefficient of 600\(\mathrm{W}/\mathrm{m}^{2}\mathrm{~K}\) and is heated using a heating element wrapped around the pipe supplying a heat flux of \(500\mathrm{~W}/\mathrm{m}^{2}\). The pipe is fabricated from steel with a thermal conductivity of \(22\mathrm{~W}/\mathrm{mK}\). The internal diameter of the pipe is 10 cm and the thickness is 5 cm . Ignore any radiation effects and assume the heating element is sufficiently lagged to prevent heat loss to the environment.
(a) Starting with the one-dimensional heat conduction equation, develop the governing differential equation of heat transfer through the container wall for this problem.
[4 marks]
(b) State the boundary conditions for this problem.
[2 marks]
(c) Solve the differential equation to get the unique solution for \(\mathrm{T}(\mathrm{r})\) and hence or otherwise determine the temperature difference across the wall of the pipe.
[14 marks]
Q 1 . A pipe subjected to a heating element is

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