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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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
Heat loss per unit area,
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