The wall of a house, 7 m wide and 6 m high is made from 0.3 m thick brick with k=0.6 W/m.K. The surface temperature on the inside of the wall is 16C and that on the outside 6C. Find the heat flux through the wall and the total heat loss through it

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The wall of a house, 7 m wide and 6 m high is made from 0.3 m thick brick with
k=0.6 W/m.K. The surface temperature on the inside of the wall is 16C and that on
the outside 6C. Find the heat flux through the wall and the total heat loss through it.

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