On a winters day the outside temperature of a 15 inch thick concrete wall is -25F, the wall is 16 ft long and 10 ft high. How manu BTU are required to keep the inside of the wall at 75F? Assume walls thermal conductivity is 0.8BTU/h ft F. Show detailed solutions

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On a winters day the outside temperature of a 15 inch thick concrete wall is -25F, the wall is 16 ft long and 10 ft high. How manu BTU are required to keep the inside of the wall at 75F? Assume walls thermal conductivity is 0.8BTU/h ft F. Show detailed solutions
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