Convective heat transfer#

The Convective heat transfer block describes the heat exchange between fluid or gas flows and the surface of a body.

Heat flux in the block according to the Newton’s law of cooling: (1) :

(1)#\[ Q=\mathrm{k}\cdot \mathrm{F}\left(T_{1}-T_{2}\right) \]

where:

\(k\) - heat transfer coefficient;

\(F\) - surface area of the heat exchange, [m\(^2\)];

\(T_1\) - temperature of the body 1, [℃];

\(T_2\) - temperature of the body 2, [℃].

1. Properties#

Property	Default value	Description	Units of measurement
Surface area	10	-	m\(^2\)
Convection heat transfer coefficient	15	-	\(\frac{\mathrm{W}}{m^{2}\mathrm{\cdot }\mathrm{℃}}\)

Parameters	Input/Output	Description	Units of measurement	Port type
Input	Input	Preceding block temperature	-	Heat exchange
Output	Output	-	-	Heat exchange

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