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SSM Consider the slab shown in Fig. 18-18. Suppose that L = 25.0 cm, A = 90.0 cm2, and the material is copper. If TH = 125°C, TC = 10.0°C, and a steady state is reached, find the
Figure 18-18 Thermal conduction. Energy is transferred as heat from a reservoir at temperature TH to a cooler reservoir at temperature TC through a conducting slab of thickness L and thermal conductivity k.
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