Question: Q 4 a . You are tasked with determining the diameter of a spherical thermocouple junction required to achieve a thermal time constant of one

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a. You are tasked with determining the diameter of a spherical thermocouple junction required to achieve a thermal time constant of one second for measuring the temperature of a gas stream. Relevant parameters include the heat transfer coefficient of 400 W/m^2C, thermal conductivity of the thermocouple junction of 20 W/mC, specific heat capacity of 400 J/kgC, and density of 8500 kg/m^3.
b. You're also asked to calculate the time it takes for the thermocouple junction to reach 198C when initially at 25C and placed in a gas stream at 279C
. a. Sketch the schematic of the system with complete labeling

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