Question: A building with a composite wall structure with a surface area of 3 0 0 m 2 experiences 3 0 C and 8 0 %

A building with a composite wall structure with a surface area of 300 m 2 experiences 30C and 80%RH on the outside and 20C and 40% RH on the inside. The wall consists of a 20 cm thick outer face brick (k=15WmK), a 5 cm board of fiberglass insulation with k=7WmK, and a 1 cm sheet of gypsum board with k=5Wm2.K).
Determine
a) Overall thermal resistance Rtotal of the wall
b) The overall heat transfer coefficient
c) The heat load due to heat transmission
(50
points)
A building with a composite wall structure with a

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