Question

The hot-wire anemometer.' A hot-wire anemome ter is essentially a fine wire, usually made of platinum,which is heated electrically and inserted into a flowingfluid. The wire temperature, which is a function of the fluidtemperature, fluid velocity, and the rate of heating, may bedetermined by measuring its electrical resistance. It is used for measuring velocities and velocity fluctuations in flow systems. In this problem we analyze the temperature distribution in the wire element. We consider a wire of diameter D and length 2L supported at its ends (z = -L and z =+L) and mounted perpendicular to an air stream. An electric current of density I amp/cm^2 flows through the wire, and the heat thus generated is partially lost by convection to the air stream and partially by conduction toward the ends of the wire. Because of their size and their high electrical and thermal conductivity, the supports are not appreciably heated by the current, but remain at the temperature TL, which is the same as that of the approaching air stream. Heat loss by radiation is to be neglected.

Required:
Derive an equation for the steady-state temperature distribution in the wire, assuming that T depends on z alone.

Answer 1

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Step-by-step explanation:

To derive the equation we have to make some assumptions

assumptions:

Assume T depends on Z alone

Assume uniform thermal and electrical conductivities (k and ke) in the wire, Assume a uniform heat

transfer coefficient h from the wire to the air stream.

attached below is the required derivation of the equation