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3.38 Consider the attic of a home located in a hot climate.The floor of the attic is characterized by a width ofL. = 10 m while the roof makes an

angle of 0 = 30from the horizontal direction, as shown in the schematic OT The homeowner wishes to reduce the heat load to the d home by adhering bright aluminum foil (ɛ, = 0.07) onto the surfaces of the attic space. Prior to installation of then o foil, the surfaces are of emissivity &, =0.85. (a) Consider installation on the bottom of the attic roof only. Determine the ratio of the radiation heat transfer after to before the installation of the foil. (b) Determine the ratio of the radiation heat transfer after to before installation if the foil is installed only on the top of the attic floor. (c) Determine the ratio of the radiation heat transfer if the foil is installed on both the roof bottom and the floor top.

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