//Chapter-7, Example 7.14, Page 305 //============================================================================= clc clear //INPUT DATA m=0.314;//Mass flow rate of air in m^3/s n1=7;//Number of tubes in the direction of flow n2=8;//Number of tubes perpendicular to the direction of flow L=1.25;//Length of each tube in m D=0.019;//Outer diameter in m ST=0.0286;//Transverse pitch in m SD=0.038;//Longitudinal pitch in m Ta=200;//Temperature of air in degree C Ts=96;//Surface temperature in degree C //CALCULATIONS Tf=(Ta+Ts)/2;//Film temperature in degree C k=0.039;//Thermal conductivity of air at 15 degree C Pr=0.688;//prantl number of air at 15 degree C v1=(3*10^-5);//Kinematic viscosity of air at 15 degree C vmax=(m/((ST*n2*L)-(D*n2*L)));//Maximum velocity in m/s Re=(vmax*D)/v1;//Reynolds number Nu=(0.299*Re^0.602*Pr^(1/3));//Nusselts number X=0.96;//From Table 7.5 on page no.302 Nux=(X*Nu);//Average nusselts number h=(Nux*k)/D;//Convective heat transfer coefficient in W/m^2.K //OUTPUT mprintf('Convective heat transfer coefficient is %3.2f W/m^2.K',h) //=================================END OF PROGRAM==============================