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Q3a.
Define the specific heat capacity, and state its units.
b.
A Cu bar, 0.5 m long and 1 cm in thickness, is placed in a stream of boiling water at one end, and in a 2 kg block of ice at -10°C the other end. The thermal conductivity of Cu is 380 Wm-1K-1, the specific heat capacity of ice is 210 Jkg-1K-1 and the latent heat of melting of ice is 0.34 x106 Jkg-1. How long will it take to completely melt the ice block?
c.
Using the Thermal Shock Resistance equation explain what mechanical and physical properties would contribute to increased thermal shock resistance, and why silica is good at resisting thermal shock.
d.
Define convection.
e.
State the equation for the Rayleigh Number, defining all of the terms.