Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer
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ISBN: 9780470501979
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 2.6P
A composite rod consists of two different materials, A and B, each of length 0.5L. 
The thermal conductivity of Material A is half that of Material B, that is,
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