Question: Prob. 3 . ( Liquid nitrogen tank ) Liquid nitrogen is stored in a container made of two concentric spheres with the space between them

Prob. 3.(Liquid nitrogen tank)
Liquid nitrogen is stored in a container made of two concentric spheres with the space between them evacuated. The inner sphere has an outside diameter of 1 m and the space between the two spheres is 0.1 m . The outer surface of the inner sphere and the inner surface of the outer sphere are gray with an emissivity of 0.2. If the saturation temperature for nitrogen at atmospheric pressure is 78 K and its latent heat of vaporization is \(2\times 10^{5}\mathrm{~J}/\mathrm{kg}\), estimate its boiloff rate under each of the following conditions:
(a) The outer sphere is at 300 K .
(b) The outer surface of the outer sphere is black and transfers heat by radiation to surroundings at 300 K . Assume convection is negligible.
(c) The outer sphere is at 300 K and a heat shield in form of a concentric sphere made of a thin metallic sheet with emissivity of 0.2 is placed half-way between the two spheres.
Prob. 3 . ( Liquid nitrogen tank ) Liquid

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