Conservation of Energy for a Control Volume

Thermal resistance (Rt-cond) due to conduction

Cartesian Coordinate Unit Cylindrical Coordinate Unit Spherical Coordinate Unit

𝑟 1 1
𝐿 𝑙𝑛 −
𝑅 = [K/W] 𝑟 𝑟 𝑟
𝑘. 𝐴 𝑅 = [K/W] 𝑅 = [K/W]
2. 𝜋. 𝑘. 𝐿 4. 𝜋. 𝑘

Thermal resistance due to convection and radiation

Convection Unit Radiation Unit

𝑅 = [K/W] 𝑅 = [K/W]
. .

ℎ = 𝜀. 𝜎(𝑇 + 𝑇 ). (𝑇 + 𝑇 ) [W/m2.K]
 = 5.67*10-8 [W/(m2.K4)]

Conduction Unit Convection Unit Radiation Unit

𝑇 −𝑇 [W] 𝑇 −𝑇 [W] 𝑇 −𝑇 [W]

𝑞= 𝑞= 𝑞=
𝑅 𝑅 𝑅

T1 > T2 Ts > T Ts > Tsur

∆
𝑞 = 𝑞 .𝐴 [𝑊] 𝑅 = ∑𝑅 =