clear; clc; //Example 2.10 printf("Example 2.10") A= 1 //sq m x1=0.15 x2=0.01 x4=0.15 T1=973 //[K] T2=288 //[K] dT=T1-T2 //[K] //Thermal conductivities k1=1.75 k2=16.86 k3=0.033 k4=5.23 //in absence of air gap,sum of thermal resistances sR=(x1/k1*A)+(x2/k2*A)+(x4/k4*A) Q= dT/sR printf("Heat lost per sq meter is %d W/sq m",Q); //When heat loss,Q=1163,then new resistance =sR1 Q1=1163 //[W/sq m] sR1=dT/Q1 //width of air gap be w then w=(sR1-sR)*k3*A // [m] w=w*1000 //in [mm] printf("Width of air gap is %f mm",w);