Consider a domestic hot water tank that has a total surface area of A = 2.9 m2. The tank and its contents are maintained at a constant temperature of 58 °C by an electric immersion heater and the temperature of the surroundings outside the tank is 19°C. The emissivity of the tank is ε = 0.76. Calculate the net power radiated by the tank (i.e. the difference between the power radiated and the power absorbed). Give your final answer to an appropriate number of significant figures.
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1)Consider a domestic hot water tank that has a total surface area of A = 2.9 m2. The tank and its contents are maintained at a constant temperature of 58 °C by an electric immersion heater and the temperature of the surroundings outside the tank is 19°C. The emissivity of the tank is ε = 0.76. Calculate the net power
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