A cold storage room has a wall consists of an inside finish of 0.60 in cement plaster (k = 0.67), two layers of corkboard each 2.5 in thick (k = 0.03) and an outside layer of building tile. The value of U for the entire wall is 0.058, the internal air film coefficient is 1.65, the inner temperature is 23°F and the outside temperature is 85°F. Calculate the heat flow through the unit wall area, Btu/hr.ft2 A. 1.47 B. 2.47 C. 3.47 D. 4.47

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A cold storage room has a wall consists of an inside finish of 0.60 in cement plaster
(k = 0.67), two layers of corkboard each 2.5 in thick (k = 0.03) and an outside layer of building tile. The value of U for the entire wall is 0.058, the internal air film
coefficient is 1.65, the inner temperature is 23°F and the outside temperature is
85°F. Calculate the heat flow through the unit wall area, Btu/hr.ft2
A. 1.47 B. 2.47 C. 3.47 D. 4.47

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