An incinerator with 1 / 2 -in. steel walls is lined with 4 in. of firebrick to

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An incinerator with 1/2-in. steel walls is lined with 4 in. of firebrick to protect the steel and has 3 in. of magnesia insulation on the outside. When the gas temperature is 1,400°F, the inside wall of the firebrick is at 1,200°F as measured by an optical pyrometer.

(a) What is the temperature of the steel wall?

(b) How much more insulation would be needed to raise the inside wall temperature to 1,300°F?

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Unit Operations Of Chemical Engineering

ISBN: 9780072848236

7th Edition

Authors: Warren McCabe, Julian Smith, Peter Harriott

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