A long rod of 60-mm diameter and thermophysical properties rho= 8000 kg/m3, c= 500 J/kg·K, and k= 50 W/m·K is initially at a uni
form temperature and is heated in a forced convection furnace maintained at 750 K. The convection coefficient is estimated to be 1000 W/m2· K. What is the centerline temperature of the rod when the surface temperature is 550 K?