//Exa 6.1 clc; clear; close; //given data // (i) when x=.3;// in m T_s=100;// in degree C T_infinite=30;// in degree C T_f=(T_s+T_infinite)/2;// in degree C T_f=T_f+273;// in K Bita=1/T_f; // Other fluid properties at film temperature Pr=0.703; K=0.0301;// in W/mK T=1.8*10^-5 ;// in m^2/s g=9.81; del_T=T_s-T_infinite; Gr=(g*Bita*del_T*x^3)/T^2; Ra=Gr*Pr; disp("Rayleigh Number is : "+string(Ra)); //Since Ra<10^9, hence flow is laminar, then correlation for vertical plate in laminar flow // Formula Nu=0.59*Ra^(1/4)=h*x/K h=0.59*Ra^(1/4)*K/x;// in W/m^2K A=2*.3*.5; q1=h*A*(T_s-T_infinite); disp("Heat transfer rate from the plate, when the vertical height is 0.3 m : "+string(q1)+" W"); //(ii) when x=0.5;// in m Gr=(g*Bita*del_T*x^3)/T^2; Ra=Gr*Pr; // Formula Nu=0.59*Ra^(1/4)=h*x/K h=0.59*Ra^(1/4)*K/x;// in W/m^2K q2=h*A*(T_s-T_infinite); disp("Heat transfer rate from the plate, when the vertical height is 0.5 m : "+string(q2)+" W"); PercentageDecrease=(q1-q2)/q1*100; disp("Percentage decreases in heat transfer rate when x=0.5 m as compared to when x=0.3 m is : "+string(PercentageDecrease)+" %") //Note : In the book ,In part (b), calculation of getting the value of h is wrong