Walls of a cubical oven are of thickness l, and they are made of material of thermal conductivity k. The temperature inside the oven is 100°C and the inside heat transfer coefficient is „3k/l'. If the wall temperature on the outside is held at 25°C, what is the inside wall temperature in degree centigrade ?

Correct answer: C. 81.25

  • A. 35.5
  • B. 43.75
  • C. 81.25
  • D. 48.25

Explanation

At steady state, conduction through the wall equals convection from the oven air: (T_w − 25)k/l = (100 − T_w)(3k/l). Solving gives T_w = 81.25°C, so the large inside coefficient makes the inside wall temperature close to the oven temperature.

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