clc,clear printf('Example 4.15\n\n') P=30*1000/3 //power per phase V_ph=400/sqrt(3) //phase voltage R=(V_ph)^2/P //resistance of strip t=0.025*10^-2 //thickness of strip S=1.03*10^-6 //specific resistance of nichrome alloy l_by_w = R*t/S //because R=specific_resistance*l/(w*t) (i) k=0.6;e=0.9; //radiating efficiency and emissivity T1=1100+273; T2=700+273; //temperatures of wire and charge H=5.72*k*e*(T1^4-T2^4)/100^4 //heat dissipated from surface //surface_area = 2*w*l //Since, heat dissipated = Power input ; surface_area = P/H surface_area = P / H wl=surface_area /2 //product of w and l (ii) //dividing expression(ii) by expression(i) w=sqrt(wl/l_by_w) printf('Width of strip = %.2f mm',w*1000)