Introduction to Heat Transfer
6th Edition
ISBN: 9780470501962
Author: Frank P. Incropera, David P. DeWitt, Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated
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Chapter 4, Problem 4.9P
Radioactive wastes are temporarily stored in a spherical container, the center of which is buried a distance of 10 m below the earth’s surface. The outside diameter of the container is 2 m, and 500 W of heat are released as a result of radioactive decay. If the soil surface temperature is 20°C, what is the outside surface temperature of the container under steady-state conditions? On a sketch of the soil–container system drawn to scale, show representative isotherms and heat flow lines in the soil.
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