A flat panel used on a spacecraft is fabricated from a
single layer of composite material, πΏπ = 0.02 m
thick. The spacecraft has inside air temperature
πi = 298 K. The panelβs outer surface is exposed to deep
space where ππ = 0 K. Thermal conductivity of the
composite material of the panel is π
π = 5.0 W
m-1K-1 and the outer surface has emissivity π=
0.8. The inner surface of the panel is exposed to airflow resulting
in a convection heat transfer coefficient βπ= 70 W
m-2K-1. The Stefan Boltzmann constant π = 5.67 x
10-8 W m-2K-4.
Regarding the outer surface of the panel as a greybody
(temperature ππ, area π΄,
emissivity π) the radiated heat π
transferred by radiation when the surroundings have
temperature ππ is given by
A heat transfer coefficient, βrad, can
be used in calculating the heat lost by radiation from the
surface,
(i) Write an equation for the heat transfer per unit
area from the inside of the spacecraft to outer space in terms of
the radiation and convection heat transfer coefficients and the
thermal conductivity of the panel.
(ii) Show how to obtain the following quartic equation
for the temperature ππ of the outer
surface.
(iii) The solution for the panel outer surface
temperature is ππ= 291.97 K. Find the heat transfer rate per unit
area from the panel to outer space.
Q = ΞΞ΅Ο (T. - T,4)
hrad = x (T.2 - T:2)(T. + Ts) o
8.296 x 10-107* +Tc -298 = 0
A flat panel used on a spacecraft is fabricated from a single layer of composite material, 𝐿𝑐 = 0.02 m t
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