The heat is propagating through a stainless steel wall with thermal diffusivity of 6x10^(-6)m2/s. If the wall thickness is 52.00 mm, how long it will take the center of the wall to reach a halfway temperature between the initial and final temperature setting? Use the approximate formula.

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The heat is propagating through a stainless steel wall with thermal diffusivity of
6x10^(-6)m2/s. If the wall thickness is 52.00 mm, how long it will take the center of
the wall to reach a halfway temperature between the initial and final temperature
setting?
Use the approximate formula.
Transcribed Image Text:The heat is propagating through a stainless steel wall with thermal diffusivity of 6x10^(-6)m2/s. If the wall thickness is 52.00 mm, how long it will take the center of the wall to reach a halfway temperature between the initial and final temperature setting? Use the approximate formula.
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