Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
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Author: Bergman, Theodore L./
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Chapter 3, Problem 3.15P
Consider a composite wall that includes an 8-mm-thick hardwood siding, 40-rnm by 130-mm hardwood studs on 0.65-m centers with glass fiber insulation (paper faced,
What is the thermal resistance associated with a wall that is 2.5 m high by 6.5 m wide (having 10 studs. each 2.5 m high)? Assume surfaces normal to the x-direction are isothermal.
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