insulator has a thermal conductivity of 20 W/m ºC s used to separate two heat sinks whose temperature are 600 ºC and 300 ºC, respectively. What is the minimum insulator thickness to separate these two heat sinks when the maximum heat flux between them is 250 W/m2 ?

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An insulator has a thermal conductivity of 20 W/m ºC s used to separate two heat sinks whose temperature are 600 ºC and 300 ºC, respectively. What is the minimum insulator thickness to separate these two heat sinks when the maximum heat flux between them is 250 W/m2 ? 

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