summaryrefslogtreecommitdiff
path: root/2510/CH17/EX17.15/Ex17_15.sce
diff options
context:
space:
mode:
Diffstat (limited to '2510/CH17/EX17.15/Ex17_15.sce')
-rwxr-xr-x2510/CH17/EX17.15/Ex17_15.sce38
1 files changed, 38 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/2510/CH17/EX17.15/Ex17_15.sce b/2510/CH17/EX17.15/Ex17_15.sce
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..8a282671c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2510/CH17/EX17.15/Ex17_15.sce
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+//Variable declaration:
+Do = 50/10**3 //Outside diameter of tube (m)
+t = 4/10**3 //Thickness of fin (m)
+T = 20 //Fluid temperature ( C)
+Tb = 200 //Surface temperature ( C)
+h = 40 //Heat transfer coefficient (W/m^2.K)
+k = 240 //Thermal conductivity of fin (W/m.K)
+l = 15/10**3 //Length of fin (m)
+
+//Calculation:
+ro = Do/2 //Radius of tube (m)
+rf = ro+l //Outside radius of fin (m)
+Ab = 2*%pi*ro*t //Area of the base of the fin (m^2)
+Te = Tb-T //Excess temperature at the base of the fin (K)
+Q1 = h*Ab*Te //Total heat transfer rate without the fin (W)
+Bi = h*(t/2)/k //Biot number
+L = rf-ro //Fin height (m)
+rc = rf+t/2 //Corrected radius (m)
+Lc = L+t/2 //Corrected height (m)
+Ap = Lc*t //Profile area (m^2)
+Af = 2*%pi*(rc**2-ro**2) //Fin surface area (m^2)
+Qm = h*Af*Te //Maximum fin heat transfer rate (W)
+A = sqrt(Lc**3*h/(k*Ap)) //Abscissa of fin efficiency
+C = rf/ro //Curve parameter of fin efficiency
+//From figure 17.4:
+nf = 0.97 //Fin efficiency
+Qf = nf*Qm //Fin heat transfer rate (W)
+R = Te/Qf //Fin resistance (K/W)
+E = Qf/Q1 //Fin effectiveness
+
+//Result:
+printf("The fin efficiency is : %.0f %%",nf*100)
+printf("The fin thermal resistance is : %.1f C/W.",R)
+printf("The fin effectiveness is : %.2f .",E)
+printf("The maximum heat transfer rate from a single fin is : %.2f W .",Qm)
+if E>2 then
+ printf("Since Ef = FCP>2, the use of the fin is justified.")
+end