Question
A room has a window fitted with a single $1.0m \times 2.0m$ glass of thickness $2mm$.
- Calculate the rate of heat flow through the closed window when the temperature inside the room is $32^\circ C$ and that outside is $40^\circ C$.
- The glass is now replaced by two glasspanes, each having a thickness of $1mm$ and separated by a distance of $1mm$. Calculate the rate of heat flow under the same conditions of temperature. Thermal conductivity of window glass = $1.0Js^{-1}m^{-1^\circ}C^{-1}$ and that of air = $0.025Js^{-1}m^{-1^\circ}C^{-1}$.
