A shipping container with a total surface area of 4.00 m2 and a wall thickness of 3.00 cm is made of an insulating material. A 20.0 Watts electric heater is used to maintain a temperature difference of 15.0 C. between the inside and the outside. Find the thermal conductivity k of the insulating material.

A shipping container with a total surface area of 4.00 m2 and a wall thickness of 3.00 cm is made of an insulating material. A 20.0 Watts electric heater is used to maintain a temperature difference of 15.0 C. between the inside and the outside. Find the thermal conductivity k of the insulating material.

College Physics

11th Edition

ISBN:9781305952300

Author:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Publisher:Raymond A. Serway, Chris Vuille

Chapter11: Energy In Thermal Processes

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 50P: A Styrofoam box has a surface area of 0.80 m and a wall thickness of 2.0 cm. The temperature of the...

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