Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications
6th Edition
ISBN: 9781260440058
Author: CENGEL, Yunus
Publisher: MCGRAW-HILL HIGHER EDUCATION
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Chapter 3, Problem 209P
Heat is lost at a rate of 275 W per m2 area of a 1 5-cm-thick wall with a thermal conductivity of
(a) 37.5°C
(b) 27.5°C
(c) 16.0°C
(d 8.0°C
(e) 4.0°C
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Heat and Mass Transfer: Fundamentals and Applications
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