clear; clc; //Example3.9[Heat Loss from an Insulated Electric Wire] //Given:- k_insu=0.15;//[W/m.degree Celcius] V=8;//Voltage drop across wire[Volts] I=10;//Current flowimg through the wire[Amperes] T_atm=30;//Temperature of atmosphere to which wire is exposed[degree Celcius] h=12;//heat transfer coefficient[W/m^2.degree Celcius] L=5;//length of wire[m] D=0.003;//diameter of wire[m] t=0.002;//thickness of insulation[m] r=(D/2)+t;//Effective radius[m] //Solution:- //Rate of heat generated in the wire becomes equal to the rate of heat transfer Q_=V*I;//[W] disp("W",Q_,"Heat generated in the wire is") A2=2*%pi*r*L;//Outer surface area[m^2] //Resistances offered R_conv=1/(h*A2);//Convection resistance for the outer sueface of insulation[degree Celcius/W] R_insu=(log(r/(D/2)))/(2*%pi*k_insu*L);//Conduction resitance for the plastic insulation[degree Celcius/W] //Effective Resistance R_total=R_conv+R_insu;//[degree Celcius/W] //Interface Temperature can be determined from T1=T_atm+(Q_*R_total);//[degree Celcius] disp("degree Celcius",T1,"The interface temperature is") //Critical radius r_cr=k_insu/h;//[m] disp("mm",r_cr*1000,"The critical radius of insulation of the plastic cover is") //Larger value of critical radius ensures that increasing the thickness of insulation upto critical radius will increase the rate of heat transfer