// Display mode mode(0); // Display warning for floating point exception ieee(1); clear; clc; disp("Introduction to heat transfer by S.K.Som, Chapter 2, Example 1") //The length of steel sheet (Ls)=1.5 mm and thermal conductivity (ks)=25 W/(mK) at the outer surface. Ls=1.5; ks=25; //The length of plywood (Lp)=10 mm and thermal conductivity (kp)= .05 W/(mK) at the inner surface. Lp=10; kp=.05; //The length of glass wool (Lg)=20 mm and thermal conductivity (kg)= .01W/(mK) in between steel sheet and plywood. Lg=20; kg=.01; //The temprature of van inside cold Enviroment is (Ti)= -15°C while the outside surface is exposed to a surrounding ambient temprature (To)=24°C To=24; Ti=-15; //The average value of heat transfer coefficients at the inner and outside surfaces of the wall are hi=12 W/(m^2*K) and ho= 20 W/(m^2*K) hi=12; ho=20; //The surface area of wall (A)= .75 m^2 A=.75; //The convective resistance is Ro= 1/(ho*A) at the outer surface disp("The convective resistance Ro= 1/(ho*A) at the outer surface in KW^-1 is") Ro=1/(ho*A) //The conduction resistance is Rs= Ls/(ks*A) of steel sheet disp("The conduction resistance Rs= Ls/(ks*A) of steel sheet in KW^-1 is") Rs=Ls*10^-3/(ks*A) //The conduction resistance is Rg= Lg/(kg*A) of glass wool disp("The conduction resistance Rg= Lg/(kg*A) of glass wool in KW^-1 is") Rg= Lg*10^-3/(kg*A) //The conduction resistance is Rp= Lp/(kp*A) of plywood disp("The conduction resistance Rp= Lp/(kp*A) of plywood in KW^-1 is") Rp= Lp*10^-3/(kp*A) //The convective resistance is Ri= 1/(hi*A) at the outer surface disp("The convective resistance Ri= 1/(hi*A) at the outer surface in KW^-1 is") Ri= 1/(hi*A) //The rate of heat flow is Q=(To-Ti)/(Ro+Rs+Rg+Rp+Ri) disp("The rate of heat flow Q=(To-Ti)/(Ro+Rs+Rg+Rp+Ri) in W is") Q=(To-Ti)/(Ro+Rs+Rg+Rp+Ri) //The tempraure at the outer surface of wall is T1. //The temprature at the interface b/w steel sheet and glass wool is T2. //The temprature at the interface b/w glass wool and plywood is T3. //The tempraure at the inner surface of wall is T4. disp("The temprature at the outer surface of wall is T1=To-(Q*Ro) in °C") T1=To-(Q*Ro) disp("The temprature at the interface b/w steel sheet and glass wool is T2=T1-(Q*Rs) in°C") T2=T1-(Q*Rs) disp("The temprature at the interface b/w glass wool and plywood is T3=T2-(Q*Rg) in°C") T3=T2-(Q*Rg) disp("The temprature at the inner surface of wall is T4=T3-(Q*Rp)in °C") T4=T3-(Q*Rp) //Check for Ti(Temprature inside the van) disp("Check for Ti(in °C)") Ti=T4-(Q*Ri) disp("The value is same as given in the problem")