// Display mode mode(0); // Display warning for floating point exception ieee(1); clear; clc; disp("Introduction to heat transfer by S.K.Som, Chapter 11, Example 8") //Two concentric spheres of diameters D1=0.5m and D2=1m are separated by an air space. //The surface tempratures are T1=400K and T2=300K T1=400; T2=300; D1=0.5; D2=1; //A1 and A2 are the areas in m^2 of surface 1 and surface 2 respectively A1=(%pi*D1^2); A2=(%pi*D2^2); //Stefan-Boltzman constant(sigma)=5.67*10^-8 W/(m^2*K^4) sigma=5.67*10^-8; //The emissivity is represented by emi //The radiation heat exchange in case of two concentric sphere is given by Q=[A1*sigma*(T1^4-T2^4)]/[(1/emi1)+(A1/A2)*(1/emi2-1)] //When the spheres are black emi1=emi2=1 emi1=1; emi2=1; //Hence Q=A1*sigma*(T1^4-T2^4) disp("The net rate of heat exchange between the spheres when the surfaces are black is Q=A1*sigma*(T1^4-T2^4) in W ") Q=A1*sigma*(T1^4-T2^4) //The net rate of radiation exchange when one surface is gray and other is diffuse having emi1=0.5 and emi2=0.5 emi1=0.5; emi2=0.5; disp("The net rate of radiation exchange when one surface is gray and other is diffuse is given by Q1=[A1*sigma*(T1^4-T2^4)]/[(1/emi1)+(A1/A2)*(1/emi2-1)] in W") Q1=[A1*sigma*(T1^4-T2^4)]/[(1/emi1)+(A1/A2)*(1/emi2-1)] //The net rate of radiation exchange when outer surface is assumed to be black body i;e(emi2=1) emi2=1;//emissivity of outer surface disp("The net rate of radiation exchange when outer surface is assumed to be black body i;e(emi2=1) in W") Q2=[A1*sigma*(T1^4-T2^4)]/[(1/emi1)+(A1/A2)*(1/emi2-1)] disp("Error(E) is given By [(Q2-Q1)/Q1]*100 in percentage") E=[(Q2-Q1)/Q1]*100