A piece of steel has a conductivity of k = 15 W/mK and a

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Problem 16CGP

A piece of steel has a conductivity of k = 15 W/mK and a brick has k =1W/mK. How thick a steel wall will provide the same insulation as a 10-cm-thick brick?

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QUESTION:

Problem 16CGP

A piece of steel has a conductivity of k = 15 W/mK and a brick has k =1W/mK. How thick a steel wall will provide the same insulation as a 10-cm-thick brick?

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We are going to find the thickness of a steel wall that should provide the same insulation as given by the brick wall.

The thickness of the brick wall Lb = 10 cm = 0.1 m

The thermal conductivity of steel ks = 15 W/mK

The thermal conductivity of steel kb = 1 W/mK

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