A 1.8-m-diameter spherical tank of negligible thickness contains iced water at 0°C. Air at 25°C flows over the tank with a velocity of 7 m/s. Determine the rate of heat transfer to the tank and the rate at which ice melts. The heat of fusion of water at 0°C is 333.7 kJ/kg.

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A 1.8-m-diameter spherical tank of negligible thickness
contains iced water at 0°C. Air at 25°C flows over the
tank with a velocity of 7 m/s. Determine the rate of heat transfer to the tank and the rate at which ice melts. The heat
of fusion of water at 0°C is 333.7 kJ/kg.

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