(Solution) - The base plate of an iron has a thickness of L 7 mm and is mad -(2025 Original AI-Free Solution)

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The base plate of an iron has a thickness of L = 7 mm and is made from an aluminum alloy (p = 2800 kg/m3 ?c = 900 J/kg ? K, k = 180 W/m ? K, ? = 0.80). An electric resistance heater is attached to the inner surface of the plate, while the outer surface is exposed to ambient air and large surroundings at T ? x. = Tsur = 25°C. The areas of both the inner and outer surfaces are As = 0.040 m2.




If an approximately uniform heat flux of q"h = 1.25 x 104 W/m2 is applied to the inner surface of the base plate and the convection coefficient at the outer surface is h = 10W/m2 ? K, estimate the time required for the plate to reach a temperature of 135°C.