Determine heat transfer coefficient and amount of transfer


An experiment is to be conducted to determine heat transfer coefficient on the surfaces of tomatoes that are placed in cold water at 7 [Degree Celsius]. The tomatoes (k=0.59 W/(m*K), alpha=(0.141*10^-6) m^2/s, p=999kg/m^3, Cp=3.99KJ/(kg*K)) with an initial uniform temperature of 30 [Degree Celsius] are spherical in shape with a diameter of 8cm. After a period of 2 hours, the temperatures at the center and the surface of the tomatoes to be 10.0 [Degree Celsius] and 7.1 [Degree Celsius], respectively. Using analytical one-term approximation method (not the Heisler charts), determine the heat transfer coefficient and the amount of transfer during this period if there are eight such tomatoes in water.

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