2026Heat TransferConduction & ConvectionmediumNAT2 Marks
A pipe with outer diameter of 0.02 m0.02\text{ m}, carries hot water. The temperature at the outer surface of the pipe is 70 C70\ ^\circ\text{C}. This pipe is covered with two concentric layers of insulation, each having a thickness of 0.01 m0.01\text{ m}. The first layer (adjacent to the pipe) is made up of felt material (thermal conductivity kf=0.12 W m1 C1k_f = 0.12\text{ W m}^{-1}\ ^\circ\text{C}^{-1}), and the next layer is made up of asbestos (thermal conductivity kas=0.15 W m1 C1k_{as} = 0.15\text{ W m}^{-1}\ ^\circ\text{C}^{-1}). The insulated pipe is exposed to ambient air at 20 C20\ ^\circ\text{C}. The convection heat transfer coefficient at the outer insulation layer is 3 W m2 C13\text{ W m}^{-2}\ ^\circ\text{C}^{-1}. At steady state, neglecting heat transfer due to radiation, the heat loss per unit length at the outer insulation layer (in W m1\text{W m}^{-1}) is _____ (rounded off to two decimal places).
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