clear; clc; printf("\t\t\tExample Number 1.8\n\n\n"); // calculating minimum heat coefficient at the outer surface to maintain outer surface temperature at 100 degree celcius // solution T1 =200 ;//[degree celsius] temperature of the inner surface of the insulation layer Tf =20 ;//[degree celsius] temperature of the air k=1.5; //[W/m degree celcius] heat conductivity of insulator L=0.05;//[m] insulator thickness // Let T2 be the temperature of outer layer of the insulator // qconv = heat transfer rate from outer layer to the air //qcond = heat transfer rate across the insulator // if qconv > qcond, then T2 will decrease // if qcond > qconv, then T2 will increase // for T2 to not go above 100 degree celcius, qcond should be less than equal to qconv , and equality will be when T2 is equal to 100 //thus qcond = qconv at T2=100 // qcond = k*(T1-T2)/L = h*(T2-Tf) = qconv //thus T2 =100 ;//[degree celsius]maximum permissible temperature of the outer surface h = k*(T1-T2)/(L*(T2-Tf));// [W/m^2 degree celcius] convection heat trasnfer coefficient between insulator's outer surface and air printf("The minimum convection heat transfer coefficient required to maintain outer surface tempereature below 100 is %f W/m^2 degreee celcius",h);