A Reactor's Wall 320mm Thick, Is Made Up Of An Inner Layer Of Fire Brick (k = 0.84W/m°C) Covered With A Layer Of Insulation (k = 0.16W/m°C). The Reactor Operates At A Temperature Of 1325°C At The Atmospheric Temperature Of 25°C. I. Calculate The Thickness Of Brick And Insulation. Ii. Heat Loss Per Unit Area Presuming That The Insulating Material Has A Maximum Temperature Of 1200°C.

Question-Answer › Category: Heat And Mass Transfer › A reactor's wall 320mm thick, is made up of an inner layer of fire brick (k = 0.84W/m°C) covered with a layer of insulation (k = 0.16W/m°C). The reactor operates at a temperature of 1325°C at the atmospheric temperature of 25°C. i. Calculate the thickness of brick and insulation. ii. Heat loss per unit area presuming that the insulating material has a maximum temperature of 1200°C.

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GME asked 4 weeks ago

A reactor’s wall 320mm thick, is made up of an inner layer of fire brick (k = 0.84W/m°C) covered with a layer of insulation (k = 0.16W/m°C). The reactor operates at a temperature of 1325°C at the atmospheric temperature of 25°C.

i. Calculate the thickness of brick and insulation.

ii. Heat loss per unit area presuming that the insulating material has a maximum temperature of 1200°C.

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Sazid Ahmad answered 4 weeks ago

Given Data
The thickness of the reactor wall, t=320 mm
The thermal conductivity, K1= 0.84W/m°C k2 = 0.16W/m°C
The reactor temperature Ti=1325°C
The atmospheric temperature, T0=25°C
The maximum temperature of insulating material, Tmax=1200°C

Substitute in above equations we get
LA=114.7mm and LB=205.3mm