(Solved): 4. (35\%) Please consider an infinitely long aluminum slab with a width of 0.1m. The temperatures ...
4. (35\%) Please consider an infinitely long aluminum slab with a width of 0.1m. The temperatures are 50∘C and 150∘C on the left and right boundaries, respectively. However, the thermal conductivity of aluminum varies with the temperature by the equation, k=k0(1+βT), in which β and k0 are −3×10−4(1/K) and 277W/mK; respectively. Please apply the average thermal conductivity to obtain the approximate heat flux first. Then, apply Kirchhoff's transformation to determine the correct heat flux through the aluminum slab.