clear; clc; //Example3.15[Cost of Heat Loss through walls in winter] //Given:- R_va_insu=2.3;//thickness to thermal conductivity ratio[m^2.degreeCelcius/W] L1=12;//length of first wall of house[m] L2=12;//length of second wall of house[m] L3=9;//length of third wall of house[m] L4=9;//length of fourth wall of house[m] H=3;//height of all the walls[m] T_in=25;//Temperature inside house[degree Celcius] T_out=7;;//average temperature of outdoors on a certain day[degree Celcius] ucost=0.075;//Unit Cost of elctricity[$/kWh] h_in=8.29,h_out=34.0;//Heat transfer coefficients for inner and outer surface of the walls respectively[W/m^2.degree Celcius] v=24*(3600/1000);//velocity of wind[m/s] //Solution:- //Heat transfer Area of walls=(Perimeter*Height) A=(L1+L2+L3+L4)*H;//[m^2] //Individual Resistances R_conv_in=1/(h_in*A);//Convection Resistance on inner surface of wall[degree Celcius/W] R_conv_out=1/(h_out*A);//Convection Resistance on outer surface of wall[degree Celcius/W] R_wall=R_va_insu/A;//Conduction resistance to wall[degree Celcius/W] //All resistances are in series R_total=R_conv_in+R_wall+R_conv_out;//[degree Celcius/W] Q_=(T_in-T_out)/R_total;//[W] disp("W",Q_,"The steady rate of heat transfer through the walls of the house is") delta_t=24;//Time period[h] Q=(Q_/1000)*delta_t;//[kWh/day] disp("kWh/day",Q,"The total amount of heat lost through the walss during a 24 hour period ") cost=Q*ucost;//[$/day] disp("per day",cost,"Cost of heat consumption is $")