Consider the attic of a home located in a hot climate. The floor of the attic is

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Consider the attic of a home located in a hot climate. The floor of the attic is characterized by a width of L= 10 m while the roof makes an angle of θ = 30°from the horizontal direction, as shown in the schematic. The homeowner wishes to reduce the heat load to the home by adhering bright aluminum foil (εf = 0.07) onto the surfaces of the attic space. Prior to installation of the foil, the surfaces are of emissivity ε= 0.85.


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Fundamentals Of Heat And Mass Transfer

ISBN: 9780470501979

7th Edition

Authors: Theodore L. Bergman, Adrienne S. Lavine, Frank P. Incropera, David P. DeWitt

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