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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?
.
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
. . . .
. . .
30cm
. .
.
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
81
√81
= 3x hotter