clear; clc; printf("\t\t\tExample Number 7.7\n\n\n"); // calculation with simplified relations // Example 7.7 (page no.-338-339) // solution // this example is calculation of heat transfer with simplified relations for example (7.5) so we use the data of example 7.5 d = 0.3048;// [m] diameter of pipe Ts = 250;// [degree celsius] surface temperature of pipe Ta = 15;// [degree celsius] temperature of air // we first determine the Grashof-prandtl number product and then select the appropriate constants from table 7-1(page no.-328) for use with equation (7-25) // the properties of air are evaluated at the film temperature: Tf = (Ts+Ta)/2;// [degree celsius] // the properties of interest are thus v = 26.54*10^(-6);// [square meter/s] k = 0.03406;// [W/m degree celsius] Pr = 0.687;// prandtl number Beta = 1/(Tf+273);// [K^(-1)] g = 9.8;// [square meter/s] acceleration due to gravity // in example (7.5) we found that a rather large pipe with a substantial temperature difference between the surface and air still had a GrPr product of 1.57*10^(8)<10^(9), so laminar equation is selected from table 7-2(page no.-339). the heat transfer coefficient is given by h = 1.32*((Ts-Ta)/d)^(1/4);// [W/square meter degree celsius] // the heat transfer is then q_by_L = h*%pi*d*(Ts-Ta);// [W/m] printf("heat transfer is %f kW/m",q_by_L/1000);