1) The walls of a house are 16 cm thick and have an average thermal conductivity three times that of cork. The walls' surface area is 850000 cm and their inside surface is at 20°C, while their outside surface is at 7°C. (Thermal conductivity of cork is 0.036 W/m°C). Calculate, O The rate of heat conduction through house walls: ) The amount of heat conducted in Joules, in 4 min:

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1) The walls of a house are 16 cm thick and have an average thermal conductivity three times that of cork. The walls' surface area is
850000 cm and their inside surface is at 20°C, while their outside surface is at 7°C. (Thermal conductivity of cork is 0.036 W/m°C).
Calculate,
) The rate of heat conduction through house walls:
() The amount of heat conducted in Joules, in 4 min:
2) A spherical infrared heater of radius 6.5 cm and an emissivity of 0.72 radiates 0.58 kW of power. Given, Stefan's constant = 5.67x10
8 Wm-K4. Calculate.
Temperature of the heater in Celsius:
Transcribed Image Text:1) The walls of a house are 16 cm thick and have an average thermal conductivity three times that of cork. The walls' surface area is 850000 cm and their inside surface is at 20°C, while their outside surface is at 7°C. (Thermal conductivity of cork is 0.036 W/m°C). Calculate, ) The rate of heat conduction through house walls: () The amount of heat conducted in Joules, in 4 min: 2) A spherical infrared heater of radius 6.5 cm and an emissivity of 0.72 radiates 0.58 kW of power. Given, Stefan's constant = 5.67x10 8 Wm-K4. Calculate. Temperature of the heater in Celsius:
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