clear; clc; printf("\t\t\tExample Number 7.1\n\n\n"); // constant heat flux from vertical plate // Example 7.1 (page no.-330-331) // solution q_w = 800;// [W/square meter] radiant energy flux H = 3.5;// [m] height of metal plate surface W = 2;// [m] width of metal plate Ta = 30;// [degree celsius] surrounding air temperature // we treat this problem as one with constant heat flux on the surface since we do not know the surface temperature, we must make an estimate for determining Tf and the air properties. // an approximate value of h for free convection problems is h = 10;// [W/square meter degree celsius] dT = q_w/h;// [degree celsius] // then Tf = (dT/2)+Ta;// [degree celsius] approximately // at Tf the properties of air are v = 2.005*10^(-5);// [square meter/s] k = 0.0295;// [W/m degree celsius] Pr = 0.7;// prandtl number Beta = 1/(Tf+273);// [K^(-1)] // from equation (7-30), with x = 3.5;// [m] g = 9.8;// [square meter/s] acceleration due to gravity Gr_x = (g*Beta*q_w*x^(4))/(k*v^(2)); // we may therefore use equation (7-32) to evaluate h_x h_x = (k*0.17*(Gr_x*Pr)^(1/4))/x;// [W/square meter degree celsius] // in the turbulent heat transfer governed by equation (7-32), we note that // Nu_x = h*x/k ~ (Gr_x)^(1/4) ~ x // or h_x doest noy vary with x, and we may take this as the average value. the value of h h = 5.41;// [W/square meter degree celsius] // is less than the approximate value we used to estimate Tf, recalculating dT, we obtain dT1 = q_w/h_x;// [degree celsius] // our new film temperature would be Tf1 = Ta+dT1/2;// [degree celsius] // at Tf the properties of air are v1 = 2.354*10^(-5);// [square meter/s] k1 = 0.0320;// [W/m degree celsius] Pr1 = 0.695;// prandtl number Beta1 = 1/(Tf1+273);// [K^(-1)] // then Gr_x1 = (g*Beta1*q_w*x^(4))/(k1*v1^(2)); // and h_x is caalculated from h_x1 = (k1*0.17*(Gr_x1*Pr1)^(1/4))/x;// [W/square meter degree celsius] // our new temperature difference is calculated as dT2 = q_w/h_x1;// [degree celsius] // the average wall temperature is therefore T_w_avg = dT2+Ta;// [degree celsius] printf("the average wall temperature is therefore %f degree celsius",T_w_avg);