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Heat is supplied rate of 80w, cross sectional area 100cm^2 total length 20cm temperature 48°c and 28°c and distance 5cm and 15cm calculate thermal conductivity of copper?
Heat is supplied rate of 80w, cross sectional area 100cm^2 total length 20cm temperature 48°c and 28°c and distance 5cm and 15cm calculate thermal conductivity of copper?
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Sep 3
To calculate the thermal conductivity of copper, we can use the formula:
Q = k * A * (T2 - T1) / L
Where: Q = Heat supplied rate = 80 W k = Thermal conductivity of copper (what we want to find) A = Cross sectional area = 100 cm^2 = 0.01 m^2 T2 = Temperature at 48°C = 48°C + 273.15 = 321.15 K T1 = Temperature at 28°C = 28°C + 273.15 = 301.15 K L = Total length = 20 cm = 0.2 m
We are given two different distances, 5 cm and 15 cm. We will calculate the thermal conductivity for both distances and take the average.
For distance 5 cm: Q = k * 0.01 * (321.15 - 301.15) / 0.05 80 = k * 0.01 * 20 / 0.05 80 = k * 2 k = 40 W/mK
For distance 15 cm: Q = k * 0.01 * (321.15 - 301.15) / 0.15 80 = k * 0.01 * 20 / 0.15 80 = k * 0.67 k = 119.4 W/mK
The heat transfer rate through a material is given by:
$$P = kA\frac{dT}{dx}$$
Where:
$P$ is the heat transfer rate in watts $k$ is the thermal conductivity in watts per meter-kelvin $A$ is the cross-sectional area in square meters $\frac{dT}{dx}$ is the temperature gradient in kelvins per meter