Question: Five parallel plates form a solar collector that covers a roof, as shown in the figure. The plates are maintained at 2 0 C ,

Five parallel plates form a solar collector that covers a roof, as shown in the figure. The
plates are maintained at 20C, while ambient air at 10C flows over the roof with V =3
m/s. Each plate had 1 m length and 4 m width. Determine the rate of convective heat loss
from (a) the first two plates (x =0 ~ 2 m) and (b) the third plate (x =2 ~ 3 m).(Hint: heat
transfer by the third plate = heat transfer from the first three plates heat transfer from
the first two plates (answer of (a))

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