A steel hot-water tank of cylindrical shape has an inside
diameter of 0.600 m and inside height of 1.40 m. The tank is
enclosed by a 5.00 cm thick insulating layer of glass wool whose
thermal conductivity is 0.0350 W / (m·K). The insulation is covered
by a thin sheet metal skin. The steel tank and the sheet metal skin
have thermal conductivities that are much greater than that of the
glass wool. How much electrical power (W) must be supplied to this
tank in order to maintain the water temperature at 75.0°C when the
external temperature is 1.0°C?
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