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Consider thermal conductivity of glass

kwindow glass 0.96 W/mK


Consider the first case (single window):
kwindow glass A
1

Rconduct
Lwindow
0.96
A
5 103
192
0.0052

Rconduct

1
hA
1

10 A
0.1

Rconvective

Calculate the heat flux


Rtotal Rconvect Rconduct Rconvect
0.1 0.0052 0.1

A
A
A
0.2052

Calculate the heat flux,


T TC
Q H
Rtotal
25 5
0.2052
A
Q
20

A 0.2052
q 97.46 W/m 2

Second case:
In second case the air trapped in between glasses acts as solid
body. So, in that air heat conduction takes place.
L
Rair ,Cond air
kair A
0.01
0.026 A
0.38

Resistance of convection and conduction same as above case,


kwindow glass A
1

Rconduct
Lwindow
0.96
A
5 103
192
0.0052

Rconduct

1
hA
1

10 A
0.1

Rconvective

Calculate the total resistance,

Rtotal Rconvect Rconduct Rair ,conduct Rconduct Rconvect


0.1 0.0052 0.38 0.0052 0.1

A
A
A
A
A
0.6372

Calculate the heat flux,


T TC
Q H
Rtotal
25 5
0.6372
A
Q
20

A 0.6372
q 31.37 W/m 2

Heat flux constant across the window glasses.


Calculate temperatures of glass,
T TG1
qair glass1 H
Rconvective
25 TG1
0.1
25 TG1 3.137
31.37

TG1 21.863C
q glass1 glass 2

TG1 TG 2
Rconductive

21.863 TG1
0.0052
3.137 0.0052

31.37
21.863 TG 2

TG 2 21.846C

q glass 2 glass 3

TG 2 TG 3
Rair ,conduct

21.7 TG1
0.38
21.7 TG 3 31.37 0.38
31.37

TG 3 9.774C
q glass 3 glass 4

TG 3 TG 4
Rconductive

9.774 TG 4
0.0052
31.37 0.0052

31.37
9.774 TG 2

TG 2 9.61C

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