Question: 2 . 5 A thin - walled cylindrical container is 6 1 cm diameter and 1 5 0 cm high. It is filled with liquid

2.5 A thin-walled cylindrical container is 61 cm diameter and 150 cm high. It is filled with liquid helium (LHe). The temperature of the LHe is 4.2 K . The container is insulated on top, bottom, and sides with 30 layers of multilayer insulation having a total thickness of 1.25 cm . The conductivity of the insulation is \(10^{-4}\mathrm{~W}/\mathrm{m}\mathrm{K}\). The room air is at 20 C and the convective coefficient at the exposed surface of the insulation is \(12\mathrm{~W}/\mathrm{m}2\mathrm{C}\). As heat flows into the LHe, it evaporates. The heat of vaporization of LHe is \(20.28\mathrm{~kJ}/\mathrm{kg}\) and the density of LHe is 125\(\mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{m}3\). You may assume that the surfaces of the container are at the LHe temperature of
4.2 K during evaporation of the LHe.
(a) What is the rate of loss of LHe from the container \((\mathrm{kg}/\mathrm{h})\)?
(b) How long will it take for all the LHe in the container to be lost?
2 . 5 A thin - walled cylindrical container is 6

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