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A brass boiler has a base area of 0.15 m2m^2 and thickness 1.0 cm. It boils water at the rate of 6.0 kg min1^{-1} when placed on a gas stove. Estimate the temperature of the part of the flame in contact with the boiler. Thermal conductivity of brass =109  Js1m1K1= 109 \;\mathrm{J\,s^{-1}\,m^{-1}\,K^{-1}}; Heat of vaporisation of water =2256×103  Jkg1.= 2256 \times 10^{3} \;\mathrm{J\,kg^{-1}}.
Solution:  
Here, K=109  Js1m1K1;K=109 \;\mathrm{J\,s^{-1}\,m^{-1}\,K^{-1}};
A=0.15  m2; d=1.0  cm=102  m;A=0.15 \;\mathrm{m}^{2} ;\ d=1.0 \;\mathrm{cm}=10^{-2} \;\mathrm{m};
T2=100CT_{2}=100^{\circ}\mathrm{C}
t=1  min=60  st = 1 \;\mathrm{min} = 60 \;\mathrm{s}
Let T1T_1 be the temperature of the part of boiler in contact with the stove.
Therefore, amount of heat flowing per minute through the base of the boiler,
Q=KA(T1T2)dQ= \frac{K A\,(T_{1}-T_{2})}{d}
=109×0.15×(T1100)×60102= \frac{109 \times 0.15 \times (T_{1}-100) \times 60}{10^{-2}}
Also, heat of vaporisation of water, L=2256×103  Jkg1L=2256 \times 10^{3} \;\mathrm{J\,kg^{-1}}
Rate of boiling of water in the boiler per minute
M=6.0  kg=6000  gM = 6.0 \;\mathrm{kg} = 6000 \;\mathrm{g}
Therefore, heat received by water per minute,
Q=ML=6000×2256  JQ = ML = 6000 \times 2256 \;\mathrm{J}
109×0.15×(T1100)×600.01\frac{109 \times 0.15 \times (T_{1}-100) \times 60}{0.01}
=6000×2256=6000 \times 2256
T1100=6000×2256×0.01109×0.15×60T_{1}-100= \frac{6000 \times 2256 \times 0.01}{109 \times 0.15 \times 60}
=138C=138^{\circ}\mathrm{C}
or T1=138+100=238CT_{1}=138+100=238^{\circ}\mathrm{C}
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