The 3-layer wall consists of glass-air-glass and the thickness is 2 cm, 5 cm, and 2 cm, respectively.  These walls separate the rooms at 100°C and 30°C.  Wall area 1200 cm² while the conductivity of glass and air are 0.84 and 0.02 J/s.m.K, respectively.  Determine (a) heat flowing through the wall every second, (b)  the temperature of the boundary between the air-glass and between the air-glass.

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The 3-layer wall consists of glass-air-glass and the thickness is 2 cm, 5 cm, and 2 cm, respectively.  These walls separate the rooms at 100°C and 30°C.  Wall area 1200 cm² while the conductivity of glass and air are 0.84 and 0.02 J/s.m.K, respectively.  Determine (a) heat flowing through the wall every second, (b)  the temperature of the boundary between the air-glass and between the air-glass. 

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