Consider a design for a nuclear reactor using natural-convection heating of liquid bismuth. The reactor is to be constructed of parallel vertical plates 6 ft tall and 4 ft wide, in which heat is generated uniformly. Estimate the maximum possible heat dissipation rate from each plate if the average surface temperature of the plate is not to exceed 1600?F and the lowest allowable bismuth temperature is 600?F.GIVENVertical plates with uniform heat generation in bismuthPlate height (L) = 6 ftPlate width (w) = 4 ftMaximum average surface temperature (Ts) = 1600?FMinimum bismuth temperature (T??) = 600?FASSUMPTIONSSteady stateFree convection onlyEdge effects arenegligible

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w=4 ft. To-1600 F (max) Blsmuth T.= 600°F (min) 19-7