Question: hollow aluminumphere [ ka = 2 0 4 W / ( m K ) ) with a 1 0 0 W electric heater at its

hollow aluminumphere [ka=204W/(m K)) with a 100 W electric heater at its centre is used to determine the thermal conductivity of an insulating material. The inner and outer radij of the sphere are 0.1 and 0.125 m, respectively. In a particular test,a spherical shell of an insulating material of 75 mm thickness was applied on the outer surface of the sphere, In the steady state,the temperature at the inmer surface ofthe aluminum wall was recorded as 200'C. The system is expused to room air at 30C and the convective heat transfer coefficient is estimated to be 20W/(m2K).What is the thermal conductivity of the insulation'?Neglect heat los by radiation and contact resistance

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