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Calculate the safe thickness of the shield coating necessary ona radioactive waste spherical ball of 1 ft. radius to be dumpedin the ocean with ambient water temperature of 50°F.The waste ball gives off heat at the rate of 440 Btu/hr. The thermal conductivity of the shielding material is k = 0.02 Btu/hrft°F.

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engineering

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  1. 4 ft
  2. 3 ft or 36 in
  3. 1.5 ft or 18 in
  4. 0.5 ft
  5. 0.1 ft or 1.2 in
  6. 0.75 ft or 9 in
  7. 0.25 ft or 3 in
  8. 0.05 ft or 0.6 in
  9. 1 ft
  10. 2 ft

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stemez-HeatTransfer

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