Heat conduction in a cooling fan
Input(s)
z: Distance from Start of Fan (cm)
L: Length of Fan
B: Breadth of Fan
: Heat Transfer Coefficient
k: Thermal Conductivity (W/cm K)
: Temperature of Wall (K)
: Ambient Temperature of Air (K)
Output(s)
: Dimensionless Distance (dimensionless)
N: Dimensionless Heat Transfer Coefficient (dimensionless)
: Dimensionless Temperature (dimensionless)
T: Temperature at Distance from Wall at the Fan
Formula(s)
Reference(s)
Bird, R.B., Stewart, W.E. and Lightfoot, E.N. (2002). Transport Phenomena (Second Ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Chapter: 10, Pages: 308, 309.