14 A thinwalled spherical tank is buried in the ground at a

14) A thin-walled spherical tank is buried in the ground at a certain depth. Internal heat generation creates a uniform heat flux onto the tank’s inner surface. What effect does the ground depth have on the tank\'s inner surface temperature? *

A) The surface temperature increases with the depth.

B) The surface temperature decreases with the depth.

C) The surface temperature remains unchanged with the increase or decrease in the depth.

D) The surface temperature decreases initially, reaches a minimum, and then starts increasing with the depth.

Solution

The surface temperature remains unchanged with the increase or decrease in the depth