Introduction to Heat Transfer
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ISBN: 9780470501962
Author: Frank P. Incropera, David P. DeWitt, Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 2, Problem 2.40P
The steady-state temperature distribution in a one-dimensional wall of thermal conductivity k and thickness L is of the form
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