The Fourier's Law of Heat Conduction relates the rate of heat transfer by the following equation; dT O cond -KA (W) dx The thermal conductivity assumed to be constant over the entire range of temperature or the average values are used in the above equation although thermal conductivity (k) is a function of temperature. This limitation can lead towards some error in the heat transfer value. Therefore, you are required to develop a generalized heat rate equation for a steady-state, one-dimensional heat conduction problem when thermal conductivity is a taken as a function of temperature as given below: [Points 5] k = a +b T +c:12