clear ; clc; printf("\t Example 11.15\n"); T1=1473; //suraface temp.of hot water,K x=0.05; //mass fraction of water Gm=0.017; //average mass transfer coefficient,kg/(m^2*s) A=0.04; //suraface area of pan,m^2 //only water vapour passes through the liquid surface, since air is not strongly absorbed into water under normal conditions. p=38.58*1000; // saturation pressure of water,kPa Xwater=p/101325; //mole fraction of saturated water Mwater=Xwater*18.02/(Xwater*18.02+(1-Xwater)*28.96); //mass fraction of saturated water B=(x-Mwater)/(Mwater-1); //mass transfer driving force m=Gm*B*A; //evaporation rate,kg/s printf("\t evaporation rate is:%f kg/s or 769 g/hr.",m); //end