clear; clc; // A Textbook on HEAT TRANSFER by S P SUKHATME // Chapter 5 // Heat Transfer by Forced Convection // Example 5.4 // Page 219 printf("Example 5.4, Page 219 \n\n") D_i = 0.05 ; // [m] m = 300 ; // [kg/min] m1 = m/60 ; // [kg/sec] rho = 846.7 ; // [kg/m^3] k = 68.34 ; // [W/m K] c = 1274; // [J/kg K] v = 0.2937*10^-6 ; // [m^2/s] Pr = 0.00468 ; Re_D = 4*m1/(%pi*D_i*rho*v); // Assuming both temperature and velocity profile are fully developed over the length of tube // using eqn 5.3.6 Nu_D = 6.3 + 0.0167*(Re_D^0.85)*(Pr^0.93); h = Nu_D*k/D_i; // Equating the heat transferred through the wall of the tube to the change of enthalpy pf sodium L = 300/60*1274*(500-400)/(h*%pi*D_i*30) printf("Length of tube over which the temperature rise occurs = %f m",L)