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Seminar 2 Week 4 Heat transfer                                        (Prep Questions)  
Heat Transfer 
σ = 5.67 x 10‐8Wm‐2K‐1     Wein constant (α) = 2.90 x10‐3mK 

Q1.   A matt black ceramic brick (10cm x 10cm x 30cm) acts as a black body. If it is heated to 
1500oC, What will be the peak wavelength that the block will glow with? Can you 
identify the colour it appears to be? 
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  λ 1.64μm 

  This would be an Infra‐red glow 

Q2   An artist makes an identical block that is green, not black. It now glows a different 
colour and emits energy at a rate of 5883W. Calculate the emissivity of the surface. 

   

  10cm

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30cm
   
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Q3  A brick wall is 50 times thicker than a glass window and the thermal 
conductivity of brick is one‐eighth that of glass. If the temperature difference 
across both materials is the same, the rate of heat flow per unit area through 
the glass is n times that through the brick, where n equals 

A       B       C       D       E    


 
 
Q4  A star with the same radius as the Sun is found to produce a luminosity 81 times
larger .i.e. it produces 81 x more energy per second. What is its surface temperature
compared to the Sun?
P eσAT P eσAT

Since eσA is the same for both

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81

√81

= 3x hotter
 

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