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Chapter 1 Problem 1.4

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The concrete slab of a basement is 11 m long, 8 m wide,and 0.20 m thick. During the winter, temperatures arenominally 17C and 10C at the top and bottom surfaces,respectively. If the concrete has a thermal conductivityof 1.4 W/m?K, what is the rate of heat loss through theslab? If the basement is heated by a gas furnace operat-ing at an efficiency of ?f?0.90 and natural gas is pricedat Cg?$0.02/MJ, what is the daily cost of the heat loss?

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Title Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer 7 
Author Theodore L. Bergman; Adrienne S. Lavine; Frank P. Incropera; David P. DeWitt
ISBN 9780470501979

The concrete slab of a basement is 11 m long, 8 m wide,and

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