As electric current moves through a wire (Fig. P7.14), heat generated by resistance is conducted through a layer of insulation and then convected to the surrounding air. The steady-state temperature of the wire can be computed as

The speed of light in a material is 0.50 c. what is the critical angle of a light ray at the interface between the material and a vacuum?

Along wire of diameter 1 mm is submerged in an oil bath of temperature ∞ 31°c. the wire has an electrical resistance per unit length of 0.01 ω/m. if a current of 103 a flows through the wire and the convection coefficient is 500 w/m2·k, what is the steady-state temperature of the wire? from the time the current is applied, how long does it take for the wire to reach a temperature that is within 1°c of the steady-state value? the properties of the wire are 8000 kg/m3, 500 j/kg·k, and 20 w/m·k.

The water flowing over niagara falls drops a distance of 50 m. if all the gravitational potential energy is converted to thermal energy, by what temperature does the water rise? the specific heat of water is 4186 j/kg ∙ k. a)0.42 c° b)0.37 c° c)0.12 c° d)0.10 c°