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Problem 2. The two bases of a truncated cone are held at constant
temperatures of T1 and T2 as shown in the figure. The lateral area R1
of the cone is insulated. Assuming T1>T2:
R2
(a) Sketch the following distributions along x direction:
x
q(x) q(x ) and T(x) along x direction.
T2
(b) Obtain a relation for the equivalent thermal resistance of the
cone. T1
(c) If the temperatures of the two bases are replaced, how will the L
rate of heat transfer change? Why? Sketch T(x) in this case.
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Problem 4. The fuel element of a reactor is a solid sphere of radius u
Ro placed in an ambient with h , T . The uniform internal Ro
energy u is generated in the sphere. The centerline
temperature To is higher than an inter-phase temperature Ti at
which the fuel changes its structure from the - to the - phase.
The thermal conductivities of the two phases are different. Find
the inter-phase radius Ri which separates the -phase from the
-phase of the sphere. Ri
h , T
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