clear; clc; // A Textbook on HEAT TRANSFER by S P SUKHATME // Chapter 5 // Heat Transfer by Forced Convection // Example 5.1(a) // Page 209 printf("Example 5.1(a) \n\n") D = 0.015 ; // [m] Q = 0.05 ; // [m^3/h] H = 1000 ; // [W/m^2] T_b = 40 ; // [degree C] // From table A.1, properties at 40 degree C k = 0.634 ; // [W/m K] v = 0.659*10^-6 ; // [m^2/s] V_bar = 4*Q/((%pi)*D^2); Re_D = V_bar*D/v; // Therefore, Laminar Flow, from eqn 5.2.8 h = 4.364*k/D; // [W/m^2 K] printf("(a) Local heat transfer coefficient is %f W/m^2 K \n",h);