Radioactive wastes are temporarily stored in a spherical container, the center of which is buried a distance

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Radioactive wastes are temporarily stored in a spherical container, the center of which is buried a distance of 10 m below the earth's surface. The outside diameter of the container is 2 m, and 500 W of heat are released as a result of the radioactive decay process. If the soil surface temperature is 20°C, what is the outside surface temperature of the container under steady-state conditions? On a sketch of the soil-container system drawn to scale, show representative isotherms and heat flow lines in the soil.

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Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer

ISBN: 978-0471457282

6th Edition

Authors: Incropera, Dewitt, Bergman, Lavine

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