The temperature controller for a clothes dryer consists of a bimetallic switch mounted on an electrical heater attached to a wall-mounted insulation pad. The switch is set to open at 70 °C, the maximum dryer air temperature. In order to operate the dryer at a lower air temperature, sufficient power is supplied to the heater such that the switch reaches 70 °C (Tset) when the air temperature T is less than Tset. If the convection heat transfer coefficient between the air and the exposed switch surface of 30 mm2 is 25 W/m2 ꞏ K.


Required:

How much heater power Pe is required when the desired dryer air temperature is T[infinity]=50°C?

Respuesta :

Answer:

[tex]0.015\ \text{W}[/tex]

Explanation:

[tex]T_{set}[/tex] = Set temperature = [tex]70^{\circ}\text{C}[/tex]

[tex]T_\infty[/tex] = Air temperature = [tex]50^{\circ}\text{C}[/tex]

A = Surface area = [tex]30\ \text{mm}^2=30\times 10^{-6}\ \text{m}^2[/tex]

h = Convection heat transfer coefficient = [tex]25\ \text{W/m}^2\text{K}[/tex]

Heater power is given by

[tex]P_e=hA(T_{set}-T_\infty)\\\Rightarrow P_e=25\times 30\times 10^{-6}(70-50)\\\Rightarrow P_e=0.015\ \text{W}[/tex]

The required heater power is [tex]0.015\ \text{W}[/tex]