%Matlab code for example 1-5, Heat transfer A = 6*8; T_in = 15; %C T_out = 4; %C L = 0.25; %m delta_t = 10; %h EL_c = 0.08; %$/kWh k = 0.8; %W/m*C Q_dot = k*A*(T_in-T_out)/L; Q = (Q_dot/1000)*delta_t; %/1000 converts W to kW Cost = Q*EL_c; %$ %Part a EL_c_a = linspace(0.02, 2, 100); %$/kWh Cost_a = Q.*EL_c_a; %$ figure (1); plot (EL_c_a, Cost_a); title('Example 1-5') xlabel('Electricity cost ($/kWh)') ylabel('Cost ($)') %Part b k_b = linspace(0.5, 5, 100); Q_dot_b = k_b.*A*(T_in-T_out)/L; Q_b = (Q_dot_b./1000)*delta_t; %/1000 converts W to kW Cost_b = Q_b*EL_c; %$ figure (2); plot (k_b, Cost_b); title('Example 1-5') xlabel('thermal Conductivity (W/m.K)') ylabel('Cost ($)')