// 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 10") //A copper pipe having 35mm outer diameter(Do) and 30mm inner diameter(Di) carries liquid oxygen to the storage site of a space shuttle at temprature,T1=-182°C //mass flow rate is ,mdot=0.06m^3/min. Di=0.03;//in metre Do=0.035;// in metre T1=-182; mdot=0.06; //The ambient air is at temprature(Ta)=20°C and has a dew point(T3)=10°C. Ta=20; T3=10; //The thermal conductivity(k) of insulating material is 0.02W/(m*k) k=0.02; //The convective heat transfer coefficient on the outside is h=17W/(m^2*K) h=17; //The thermal conductivity of copper kcu=400W/(m*K) kcu=400; //We can write Q=((Ta-T1)/(R1+R2+R3))=((Ta-T3)/(R3)),Rearranging we get ((R1+R2+R3)/(R3))=((Ta-T1)/(Ta-T3))--------eq.1 //The conduction Resistance of copper pipe(R1)=ln(0.035/0.03)/(2*%pi*L*kcu)=3.85*10^-4/(2*%pi*L)K/W //The conduction resistance of insulating material (R2)=ln(r3/0.035)/(2*%pi*L*k)=(1/(2*%pi*L))((50*ln(r3/0.035)))K/W where r3 is the outer radius of insulation in metres. //The convective resistance at the outer surface(R3)=1/(2*%pi*L*h*r3)=(1/2*%pi*L)*(mdot/r3)K/W //Substituting the values in eq.1 we have 1+((50*ln(r3/0.035)+(3.85*10^-4))/(mdot/r3))=20-(-182)/(20-10) //A rearrangement of the above equation gives r3*ln(r3)+3.35*r3=0.023 //The equation is solved by trial and error method which finally gives r3=0.054m r3=0.054;//outer radius of insulation //Therefore the thickness of insulation is given by t=r3-Do disp("the thickness of insulation in metre is") t=r3-Do