Question: Q 3 . Finding surface area of a potato using thermocouple! You claim to calculate surface area of a potato using lumped capacitance model. A

Q3. Finding surface area of a potato using thermocouple!
You claim to calculate surface area of a potato using lumped capacitance model. A
potato has a specific heat of 3.64kJkg*K, density of 1055kgm3. and thermal
conductivity of 0.498Wm.k. You measure mass of a potato to be 0.175 kg and put in an
oven at a temperature of 200C. Within four minutes temperature of the potato rises from
25C to 50C. Assuming an overage heat transfer coefficient of h=15Wm2K in the
oven, what is the sufface area of the potato? Is your approoch accurate? (35 points)
Q 3 . Finding surface area of a potato using

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