Question: FIGURE P 2 - 8 0 2 - 8 1 In a food processing facility, a spherical container of inner radius r 1 = 4

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2-81 In a food processing facility, a spherical container of inner radius r1=40cm, outer radius r2=41cm, and thermal conductivity k=1.5Wm*K is used to store hot water and to keep it at 100C at all times. To accomplish this, the outer surface of the container is wrapped with a 500-W electric strip heater and then insulated. The temperature of the inner surface of the container is observed to be nearly 100C at all times. Assuming 10 percent of the heat generated in the heater is lost through the insulation, (a) express the differential equation and the boundary conditions for steady one-dimensional heat conduction through the container, (b) obtain a relation for the variation of temperature in the container material by solving the differential equation, and (c) evaluate the outer surface temperature of the container. Also determine how much water at 100C this tank can supply steadily if the cold water enters at 20C. d) find the rate at which water can be heated from 20\deg C to 100\deg C in units of kg/hr.
FIGURE P 2 - 8 0 2 - 8 1 In a food processing

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