Question 4:  Water flows on the inside of a steel pipe with an ID of 2.5 cm. The wall thickness is 2 mm, and the convection coefficient on the inside is 500 W/m2◦C. The convection coefficient on the outside is 12 W/m2 ◦C. Calculate the overall heat-transfer coefficient.

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Water flows on the inside of a steel pipe with an ID of 2.5 cm. The wall thickness is 2 mm, and the convection coefficient on the inside is 500 W/m2◦C. The convection coefficient on the outside is 12 W/m2 ◦C. Calculate the overall heat-transfer coefficient.

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