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A cylinder of radius R made of a material of thermal conductivity K1, is surrounded by a cylindrical shell of inner radius R and outer radius 3R made of material of thermal conductivity K2.The ends of the combined system are maintained at two different temperature. There is no loss of heat across the cylindrical surface and the system is in steady state.  The effective thermal conductivity is

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a

K1+K2

b

K1K2K1+K2

c

K1+3K24

d

K1+8K29

answer is D.

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Detailed Solution

1R=1R1+1R2

but R=lKA

KAL=K1A1L1+K2A2L2

Here l1=l2=l  and

A1=πR2,A2=π(3R)2πR2

A=π(3R)2

K=K1+8K29

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A cylinder of radius R made of a material of thermal conductivity K1, is surrounded by a cylindrical shell of inner radius R and outer radius 3R made of material of thermal conductivity K2.The ends of the combined system are maintained at two different temperature. There is no loss of heat across the cylindrical surface and the system is in steady state.  The effective thermal conductivity is