An igloo, a hemispherical enclosure built of ice , has as inner radius of 2.50m. The thickness of the ice is 0.5m. At what rate must thermal energy be generated to maintain the air inside the igloo at when the outside temperature is - Ignore all thermal energy losses through the ground or by air currents.
An igloo, a hemispherical enclosure built of ice , has as inner radius of 2.50m. The thickness of the ice is 0.5m. At what rate must thermal energy be generated to maintain the air inside the igloo at when the outside temperature is - Ignore all thermal energy losses through the ground or by air currents.
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