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+//Variable declaration:
+w = 1 //Length of tube (m)
+S = 10/10**3 //Fin patch (m)
+//From example 17.10:
+t = 1/10**3 //Thickness of fin (m)
+ro = 0.0125 //Radius of tube (m)
+Af = 3.94*10**-3 //Fin surface area (m^2)
+Tb = 145 //Excess temperature at the base of the fin (K)
+h = 130 //Heat transfer coefficient (W/m^2.K)
+Qf = 64 //Fin heat transfer rate (W)
+
+//Calculation:
+Nf = w/S //Number of fins in tube length
+wb = w-Nf*t //Unfinned base length (m)
+Ab = 2*%pi*ro*wb //Unfinned base area (m^2)
+At =Ab+Nf*Af //Total transfer surface area (m^2)
+Qt = h*(2*%pi*ro*w*Tb) //Total heat rate without fins (W)
+Qb = h*Ab*Tb //Heat flow rate from the exposed tube base (W)
+Qft = Nf*Qf //Heat flow rate from all the fins (W)
+Qt2 = Qb+Qft //Total heat flow rate (W)
+Qm = h*At*Tb //Maximum heat transfer rate (W)
+no = Qt2/Qm //Overall fin efficiency
+Eo = Qt2/Qt //Overall effectiveness
+Rb = 1/(h*Ab) //Thermal resistance of base (K/W)
+Rf = 1/(h*Nf*Af*no) //Thermal resistance of fins (K/W)
+
+//Result:
+printf("1. The total surface area for heat transfer is : %.3f m^2 .",At)
+printf("2. The exposed tube base total heat transfer rate is : %.1f W .",Qb)
+printf("Or, the exposed tube base total heat transfer rate is : %.0f Btu/h .",Qb*3.412)
+printf("3. The overall efficiency of the surface is : %.1f %%",no*100)
+printf("4. The overall surface effectiveness is : %.2f .",Eo)