Question: 2 . 2 A 0 . 6 4 4 mm diameter copper wire shorts out across a 0 . 1 5 V source. This causes

2.2 A 0.644 mm diameter copper wire shorts out across a 0.15 V source. This causes the wire
to heat up significantly. The wire has a length of 0.2 m and is located in 20 C room air. The
wire's thermal conductivity is k=385WmC. Finally, the convective coefficient at the surface
of the wire is 15Wm2C. For steady-state conditions,
(a) What is the power generated in the wire?
(b) What is the volumetric heat generation rate (Wm3)?
(c) What are the temperatures at the center and surface of the wire?
(The resistivity of copper is 1.68**10-8m(Ohm per meter))
2 . 2 A 0 . 6 4 4 mm diameter copper wire shorts

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