Question: Liquid oxygen ( LOX ) is stored in a spherical vessel of OD 5 0 0 mm . The outer surface of the vessel is

Liquid oxygen (LOX) is stored in a spherical vessel of OD 500 mm . The outer surface of the vessel is
at -10C while the laboratory which houses the vessel is at 30C. The convective heat transfer
coefficient is 10Wm2K while the outer surface has an emissivity of 0.2. What will be the rate of
oxygen vaporisation? If the vessel is covered with 10 mm thick insulation (k=0.0015WmK and =
0.2), what will be the rate of LOX evaporation? [Oxygen has a boiling point of 90 K and latent beat
of evaporation of 214kJkg.
Liquid oxygen ( LOX ) is stored in a spherical

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