A 3-mm-diameter and 5-m-long electric wire is tightly wrapped with a 2-mmthick
plastic cover whose thermal conductivity is k 0.15 W/m · °C. Electrical
measurements indicate that a current of 10 A passes through the wire and there
is a voltage drop of 8 V along the wire. If the insulated wire is exposed to a
medium at T 30°C with a heat transfer coefficient of h 12 W/m2 · °C, determine
the temperature at the interface of the wire and the plastic cover in
steady operation. Also determine whether doubling the thickness of the plastic
cover will increase or decrease this interface temperature.