Suppose a fictitious metal plate (thickness = 8cm) is to be heated from 43C to 100C. The heating medium is 102C. The heat capacity, density, thermal conductivity and heat transfer coefficient are estimated to be c = 3500 J/kg-C, ρ = 1000 kg/m3, k = 0.5 W/m-K, and h = 0.6 W/m2-K, respectively. Find the total time it takes for this process to be completed. Suppose the initial conditions are stable and consider unsteady-state heat conduction.
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