Assignment No.

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1. A composite wall is made up of 3 layers that are composed of different materials.
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Layer 1 is 6 inches thick and has a thermal conductivity of 0.20 while layer 2
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is 5 inches thick and has a thermal conductivity of 0.50 . Layer 3 has a
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thickness of 7 inches. Layer 1 act as an inside wall and has an inside temperature
of 30°C while layer 3 act as an outside wall with an outside temperature of 19°C.
Layer 2 is between layer 1 and layer 3. The temperature between layer 1 and 2 is
approximately 25°C.

Calculate the following:

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(a) the steady state heat flux at ,
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(b) temperature between layer 2 and layer 3 in °C,
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(c) thermal conductivity of layer 3 in , and
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(d) the over-all thermal conductivity in .
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Box and use two decimal places for your final answers. Draw the FBD of the
problem.

Answers:
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(a) q T =6.56 , (b) t 3 =23.33 ° C , (c) k 3 =0.27 , and (d) R =1.68 .
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2. The composition of the wall of a building consist of four different layers with three
different materials. The first layer of the wall inside the building is composed of
ceramic material with a thickness of 0.75 inches and thermal conductivity of
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0.24 while the second layer is composed of plaster with thickness of 0.5
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inches. The third layer is composed of building brick with a thickness of 6 inches
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and thermal conductivity of 0.347 . The last layer of the wall outside the
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building is also composed of plaster with a same thickness of 0.75 inches. If the
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steady heat flux entering the building is approximately 8.4 2 , calculate the
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following:

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(a) thermal conductivity of plaster in ,
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(b) temperature between layer 3 and layer 4 in °F,
(c) temperature between layer 2 and layer 3 in °F, and
 (d) temperature between layer 1 and layer 2 in °F.
Box and use two decimal places for your final answers. Draw the FBD of the
problem.

Answers:
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(a) k plaster =0.41 , (b) t 4=85.15° F , (c) t 3=73.04 ° F , and (d) t 2=72.19 ° F .
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