A cabin has a 0.159-m thick wooden floor [k = 0.141 W/(m. C°)] with an area of 13.4 m². A roaring fire keeps the interior of the cabin at a comfortable 18.0 °C while the air temperature in the crawl space below the cabin is -16.4 °C. What is the rate of heat conduction through the wooden floor?

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A cabin has a 0.159-m thick wooden floor [k = 0.141 W/(m · C°)] with an area of 13.4 m². A roaring fire keeps the interior of the cabin at a comfortable 18.0 °C while the air temperature in the crawl space below the cabin is -16.4 °C. What is the rate of heat conduction through the wooden floor? 

A cabin has a 0.159-m thick wooden floor [k= 0.141 W/(m C°)] with an area of 13.4 m². A roaring
fire keeps the interior of the cabin at a comfortable 18.0 °C while the air temperature in the crawl
space below the cabin is -16.4 °C. What is the rate of heat conduction through the wooden floor?
Transcribed Image Text:A cabin has a 0.159-m thick wooden floor [k= 0.141 W/(m C°)] with an area of 13.4 m². A roaring fire keeps the interior of the cabin at a comfortable 18.0 °C while the air temperature in the crawl space below the cabin is -16.4 °C. What is the rate of heat conduction through the wooden floor?
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