Module 1: Activity No.

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Conduction Through Walls in Series Exercises Problem

Name: DEVILLENA, Marianne Angel

Student No.: 20190150631

Problem:
A 20.32 x 20.32 cm test panel, 2.54 cm thick, is placed between two plates, and the whole
is properly insulated. The insulated surface of one plate is maintained at 79.4 ⁰C by an
electric energy supply of 50 W; the other plate has an interface surface temperature of
21.1 ⁰C. Find k for the test panel. Ans. 0.528 W/m. K
𝑺𝒐𝒍𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏:
∆𝑇
𝑄=
𝐿
𝑘𝐴
(79.4 °𝐶 + 273 𝐾) − (21.1 ° + 273 𝐾)
50 𝑊 =
1𝑚
(2.54 𝑐𝑚) ( )
100𝑐𝑚
1𝑚 1𝑚
𝑘[(20.32𝑐𝑚 𝑥 ) (20.32𝑐𝑚 𝑥 )]
100 𝑐𝑚 100 𝑐𝑚
𝑊 𝑊
𝑘 = 0.52758 ≈ 0.528
𝑚. 𝐾 𝑚. 𝐾