You are designing a new eco-friendly thermal coffee mug. It is shaped like a small globe to minimize surface area, which is only about 0.04m^2. You use two 0.003m layers of recyclable PETE which has a thermal conductivity, k, of 0.2W/mK around a 0.01m layer of dead air, with a thermal conductivity of 0.026W/mK. Since this is for hot coffee, use a temperature difference of 40K. Q = Ax (T2-T1) / (R1 + R2 + etc) R =x/k. A)what is the R-value for each of the two PETE layers? B) what is the R-value for the dead air? C) Which layer is the best insulator? D. What is the heat loss through the surface in Watts?

You are designing a new eco-friendly thermal coffee mug. It is shaped like a small globe to minimize surface area, which is only about 0.04m^2. You use two 0.003m layers of recyclable PETE which has a thermal conductivity, k, of 0.2W/mK around a 0.01m layer of dead air, with a thermal conductivity of 0.026W/mK. Since this is for hot coffee, use a temperature difference of 40K. Q = Ax (T2-T1) / (R1 + R2 + etc) R =x/k. A)what is the R-value for each of the two PETE layers? B) what is the R-value for the dead air? C) Which layer is the best insulator? D. What is the heat loss through the surface in Watts?

Principles of Heat Transfer (Activate Learning with these NEW titles from Engineering!)

8th Edition

ISBN:9781305387102

Author:Kreith, Frank; Manglik, Raj M.

Publisher:Kreith, Frank; Manglik, Raj M.

Chapter1: Basic Modes Of Heat Transfer

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1.3P: 1.3 A furnace wall is to be constructed of brick having standard dimensions of Two kinds of...

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