Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications
5th Edition
ISBN: 9780073398181
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Afshin J. Ghajar
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 13CP
How does the thermal resistance network associated with a single-layer plane wall differ from the one associated with a five-layer composite wall?
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A house has a composite wall of wood, fiberglass insulation and plaster board, as indicated in Figure 2.1. The total wall surface area is 300 m2.
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It is necessary to insulate a flat surface so that the rate of heat loss per unit area of this
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A composite walls are constructed
from an inner brick wall with thick
L1= 25 cm and k1= 0.4 W/m K, a steel
layer of of thick L2= 0.002 m and k2=
54 W/m K, and a layer of ceramic
insulation of thick L3= 8 cm and k3 =
0.2 W/m K. The inside temperature
of the brick layer was measured at
600 C and the temperature of the
outside of the insulation 60 C.
Calculate the heat flux through the
wall
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Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications
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