MEEN 619-600 --- Conduction and Radiation

Spring 2015

k is a thermophysical property, in W/(mK), and is not constant

FOURIERS LAW OF HEAT CONDUCTION:

q kA

dT
dT
dx , where k = thermal conductivity, and dx = temperature gradient.
h depends on the fluid and the flow conditions

NEWTONS LAW OF COOLING:

When

Tsurface T fluid

or, when

q hA (Tsurface T fluid )

T fluid Tsurface

, where h = heat transfer coefficient

q hA (T fluid Tsurface )

h, in W/(m2K), is not a thermophysical property

STEFAN-BOLTZMANN LAW OF THERMAL RADIATION: (Temperatures in deg K!)

, dimensionless, is a surface property, 0 < 1.0

Emission of thermal radiation:

4
q A Tsurface

, where = emissivity, and = 5.6710-8 W/(m2K4)

Radiation exchange between a surface and its surroundings:

is the Stefan-Boltzmann constant with a fixed value
4
4
q A (Tsurface
Tsurroundin
gs )