clear; clc; // A Textbook on HEAT TRANSFER by S P SUKHATME // Chapter 6 // Heat Transfer by Natural Convection // Example 6.5 // Page 269 printf("Example 6.5, Page 269 \n \n"); T_p = 75 ; // Temperature of absorber plate , degree C T_c = 55 ; // Temperature of glass cover , degree C L = 0.025 ; // [m] H = 2 ; // [m] Y = 70 ; // degree a = 19/180*%pi ; // [Radians] r = H/L ; T_avg = (T_p+T_c)/2+273 ; // [K] // Properties at 65 degree C k = 0.0294 ; // [W/m K] v = 19.50*10^-6 ; // [m^2/s] Pr = 0.695 ; Ra = 9.81*(1/T_avg)*(T_p-T_c)*(L^3)/(v^2)*Pr*cos(a); // From eqn 6.4.3 Nu = 0.229*(Ra)^0.252; h = Nu*k/L ; // [W/m^2 K] Rate = h*2*1*(T_p-T_c); // [W] printf("Heat transfer rate = %f W",Rate);