PROBLEM 1.4 KNOWN: Heat flux and surface temperatures associated with a wood slab of prescribed thickness.

FIND: Thermal conductivity, k, of the wood. SCHEMATIC:

ASSUMPTIONS: (1) One-dimensional conduction in the x-direction, (2) Steady-state conditions, (3) Constant properties. ANALYSIS: Subject to the foregoing assumptions, the thermal conductivity may be determined from Fouriers law, Eq. 1.2. Rearranging, k=q x L W = 40 T1 T2 m2 0.05m

( 40-20 )

k = 0.10 W / m K.

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COMMENTS: Note that the C or K temperature units may be used interchangeably when evaluating a temperature difference.

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