An incandescent lightbulb is an inexpensive but highly inefficient device that converts electrical energy into light. It converts about 10 percent of the electrical energy it consumes into light while converting the remaining 90 percent into heat. The glass bulb of the lamp heats up very quickly as a result of absorbing all that heat and dissipating it to the surroundings by convection and radiation. Consider an 8-cm-diameter 60-W lightbulb in a room at 25°C. The emissivity of the glass is 0.9. Assuming that 10 percent of the energy passes through the glass bulb as light with negligible absorption and the rest of the energy is absorbed and dissipated by the bulb itself by natural convection and radiation, determine the equilibrium temperature of the glass bulb. Assume the interior surfaces of the room to be at room temperature.
An incandescent lightbulb is an inexpensive but
highly inefficient device that converts electrical energy into
light. It converts about 10 percent of the electrical energy
it consumes into light while converting the remaining
90 percent into heat. The glass bulb of the lamp heats up very
quickly as a result of absorbing all that heat and dissipating
it to the surroundings by
an 8-cm-diameter 60-W lightbulb in a room at 25°C. The
emissivity of the glass is 0.9. Assuming that 10 percent of
the energy passes through the glass bulb as light with negligible
absorption and the rest of the energy is absorbed and
dissipated by the bulb itself by natural convection and radiation,
determine the equilibrium temperature of the glass bulb.
Assume the interior surfaces of the room to be at room temperature.
Trending now
This is a popular solution!
Step by step
Solved in 2 steps with 4 images
