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Thermal Convection

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Author: s_noonan

Group: Technical

Filesize: 45.53 kB

Date added: 2014-01-12

Rating: 6

Downloads: 1086

Views: 403

Comments: 4

Ratings: 3

Times favored: 0

Made with: Algodoo v2.1.0

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heat

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This scene shows convection cooling of metal cross sections of different shapes. This scene uses the Lumped capacitance model. The rate of cooling is dependent on the surfaceLength/area ratio (surfaceArea/volume in 3D). The plot in the drawing is for the finned cross-section. Use the up and down arrows to change the air temperature. Add or subtract material to the blob on the right to change its time constant.
Last edited at 2016/07/02 20:40:07 by s_noonan
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Xray
2014/01/12 02:33:57
This is very interesting and educational.

About 20 years ago I worked on a project with another engineer who was designing a switch-mode power supply for a medical instrument. We were discussing the cooling requirements of the power semiconductors when he said to me, "This heat sink has a very low thermal impedance". That was the first time I had heard anyone refer to a mechanical component with terms normally associated with electrical devices. But from that point on, a light bulb lit up in my brain, and I understood exactly what he meant. Now I visualize the thermal conduction of an object as having low or high impedance. And now I also understand that the shape of an object has a major influence on how quickly it conducts heat.

Excellent demo! :tup:
Gent
2014/01/12 12:12:27
COOL lol
s_noonan
2014/01/12 13:24:55
Thanks guys.
Luezma
2014/02/21 02:21:13
Wow, good sim! :tup: