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The core of a high-temperature, gas-cooled nuclear reactor has coolant tubes of
(a) Determine the uniform tube wall surface temperature for these conditions.
(b) If the coolant gas is air, determine the required how rate if the heat removal rate and tube wall surface temperature remain the same. What is the outlet temperature of the air?
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