On a summer day, the air temperature is 36°C and the relative
humidity is 20%. Water evaporates from the surface of a lake at a
rate of 0.20 kg/h per square metre of water surface area. The
temperature of water is 25°C.
(a) Determine the mass transfer coefficient. (10 marks)
(b) Determine the convective heat transfer coefficient. (10 marks)
(c) Determine the net heat loss (in W/m2) from the lake. (5 marks)
The specific volume of water vapour at 25°C is 43.40 m3/kg and
at 36°C is 23.97 m3/kg. The latent heat of evaporation at 25°C is
2441.8 kJ/kg and at 36°C is 2415.8 kJ/kg. The binary species
diffusivity of water vapour in air is 26×10-6 m2/s. At 30.5°C, the
density, constant pressure specific heat capacity and thermal
conductivity of air are 1.177 kg/m3, 1.0049 kJ/kg⋅K and 2.624×10-5
kW/m⋅K, respectively.
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