Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications
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ISBN: 9780073398181
Author: Yunus A. Cengel Dr., Afshin J. Ghajar
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
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Chapter 3, Problem 199P
Heat is generated steadily in a 3-cm-diameter spherical ball. The ball is exposed to ambient air at 26°C with a heat transfer coefficient of 7.5 W/m2 K. The ball is to be covered with a material of thermal conductivity 0.15 W/m⋅K. The thickness of the covering material that will maximize heat generation within the ball while keeping ball surface temperature constant is
(a) 0.5 cm
(b) 1.0 cm
(c) 1.5cm
(d) 2.0 cm
(e) 2.5 cm
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