Consider a wall made of Material A that is 4.5m long, 3.0m high, and 0.22m thick. The interior and exterior design temperatures are Too1 and Too2, respectively, the heat transfer coefficients on the interior and exterior surfaces are 10 and 20W / m2 •C. If insulating material is placed on the inside surface of the wall to maintain the temperature shallow from it to T1. Determine the required thickness of the insulating material.

Consider a wall made of Material A that is 4.5m long, 3.0m high, and 0.22m thick. The interior and exterior design temperatures are Too1 and Too2, respectively, the heat transfer coefficients on the interior and exterior surfaces are 10 and 20W / m2 •C. If insulating material is placed on the inside surface of the wall to maintain the temperature shallow from it to T1. Determine the required thickness of the insulating material.

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Chapter1: Basic Modes Of Heat Transfer

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Problem 1.39P: 1.39 On a cold winter day, the outside wall of a home is exposed to an air temperature of when the...

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