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Question: a light bulb is used at the international space station...
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A light bulb is used at the International Space Station (ISS).
It provides underwater
illumination in the large tank of water at Tw=20 C. The diameter of
the bulb is d=2 cm. What is the
maximum wattage that the bulb can use in zero gravity without
bringing water to the boiling point
(100 C)? Hint: at ISS there is no convection – fluids do not
move.
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