clear; clc; //Example4.4[Heating of Brass Plates in an Oven] T_in=20;//Initial uniform temperature of brass plate[degree Celcius] T_f=500;//Temperature of the oven[degree Celcius] t=7*60;//[seconds] h=120;//combined convection and radiation heat transfer coefficient[W/m^2.degree Celcius] L=0.04/2;//Thickness of plate 2L=0.004[m] //Properties of brass at room temperature are:- k=110;//Thermal conductivity[W/m.degree Celcius] rho=8530;//density[kg/m^3] Cp=380;//Specific Heat Capacity[J.kg.degree Celcius] a=33.9*(10^(-6));//Thermal Diffusivity[m^2/s] //Solution:- Bi1=1/(k/(h*L)); tau1=(a*t)/(L^2); //For above values of biot no and fourier no we have p=0.46;// p=(T0-T_f)/(T_in-T_f),where T0 is temperature of inner surface of plate at time t x=L; Bi2=Bi1; //For above condition of x/L ratio and Biot number we have q=0.99;//q=(T-T_f)/(T_in-T_f), where T is temperature of outer surface of plate after time t T=T_f+((p*q)*(T_in-T_f));//[degree Celcius] disp("degree Celcius",ceil (T),"The surface temperature of the plates when they leave the oven will be")