Problem 16.80 18 of 18 Thermal Storage Solar heating of a house is much more efficient if there is a way to store the thermal energy collected during the day to warm the house at night. Suppose one solar- heated home utilizes a concrete slab of area 13 m² and 21 cm thick Part A If the density of concrete is 2400 kg/m², what is the mass of the slab? Express your answer to two significant figures and include appropriate units. HÅ Value Submit Request Answer Part B Units HÅ The slab is exposed to sunlight and absorbs energy at a rate of 1.7 x 10 J/h for 10 h. Itt begins the day at 23 "C and has a specific heat of 750 J/(kg-K), what is its temperature at sunset? Express your answer to two significant figures and include appropriate units. Value ? Units
Part C Model the concrete slab as being surrounded on both sides (contact area 26 m²) with a 2.2-m-thick layer of air in contact with a surface that is 5.0°C cooler than the concrete. At sunset, what is the rate at which the concrete loses thermal energy by conduction through the air layer? Express your answer to two significant figures and include appropriate units. HÅ Value Part D Submit Request Answer Units Value Model the concrete slab as having a surface area of 24 m² and surrounded by an environment 5.0 °C cooler than the concrete. If its emissivity is 0.92, what is the rate at which the concrete loses thermal energy by radiation at sunset? Express your answer to two significant figures and include appropriate units. ? Units Submit Previous Answers Request Answer
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