clear; clc; //Example3.7[Heat Transfer to a Spherical Container] //Radiation effect is being considered. For the black tank emissivity=1 //Given:- k=15;//thermal conductivity of stainless steel[W/m.degree Celcius] T_ice=0+273;//temeperature of iced water[K] T_tank=22+273;//temperature of tank stored at room temperature[K] h_in=80;//Heat Transfer Coefficient at the inner surface of the tank[W/m^2.degree Celcius] h_out=10;//Heat Transfer Coefficient at the outer surface of the tank[W/m^2.degree Celcius] heat_f=333.7;//Heat of fusion of water at atmospheric pressure[kJ/kg] e=1;//emissivity of tank sigma=5.67*(10^(-8));//Stefan's [W/m^2.K^4] D1=3;//inner diameter[m] D2=3.04;//Outer diameter[m] //Solution:- //a) A1=(%pi)*(D1^2);//Inner Surface area of the tank[m^2] A2=(%pi)*(D2^2);//outer Surface area of the tank[m^2] disp("The radiation heat transfer coefficient is given by ") disp("h_rad=e*sigma*((T2^2)+(T_tank^2))*(T2+T_tank)") disp("But we dont know the outer surface temperature T2 of the tank. hence we assume a T2 value") disp("since heat transfer inside the tank is larger ") T2=5+273;//[K] disp("K",T2,"Therefore taking T2 =") h_rad=e*sigma*((T2^2)+(T_tank^2))*(T2+T_tank);//[W/m^2.K] disp("W/m^2.degree Celcius",h_rad,"The radiation heat transfer coefficient is determined to be") //Individual Thermal Resistances Offered R_in=1/(h_in*A1);//Resistance to convetion from inner side of tank[degree Celcius/W] R_sphere=((D2-D1)/2)/(4*%pi*k*(D1/2)*(D2/2));//Resistance to conduction due to ice sphere[degree Celcius/W] R_out=1/(h_out*A2);//Resistance to convection from outer side of tank[degree Celcius/W] R_rad=1/(h_rad*A2);//Resistance to radiation heat transfer[degree Celcius/W] //R_out and R_rad are in parallel connection, R_eq=(1/((1/R_out)+(1/R_rad)));//[degree Celcius/W] //R_in,R_sphere and R_eq are connected in series R_total=R_in+R_sphere+R_eq;//[degree Celcius/W] Q_=(T_tank-T_ice)/R_total;//[W] disp("W",Q_,"The steady rate of heat transfer to the iced water is") disp("We determine outer surface temperature to check the validity of assumption") T2=T_tank-(Q_*R_eq);//[K] disp("K",T2) disp("which is sufficiently close to 278 K") //b) delta_t=24;//Time duration[h] Q=Q_*delta_t*(3600/1000);//[kJ] disp("kJ",Q,"The total amount of heat transfer during a 24 hour period is") //It takes 333.7 kJ of energy to melt 1kg of ice at 0 degree Celcius m_ice=Q/heat_f;//[kg] disp("kg",m_ice,"The amount of ice that will melt during 24h period is")