Question: Consider a house lateral wall are realized with two layers of wood ( thickness of 0 . 0 2 m and thermal conductivity of 0

Consider a house lateral wall are realized with two layers of wood (thickness of 0.02 m and thermal conductivity of 0.2W/mK) and an inner layer of thermal insulation (thermal conductivity of 0.05 W/mK). The total surface of the lateral walls is 100 m2. Assume that the temperature of the air inside the house is 293(20 oC) and the convective heat transfer coefficient from the air inside to the wall is 10 W/m2K, whilst the temperature of the air outside the house is263(-10 oC) and the convective heat transfer coefficient from the wall to the air outside is 50 W/m2K.  


Calculate the thickness of the thermal insulation layer such that the heat transfer rate through the lateral walls of the house is below 2 kW.

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