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Plate length for external forced convection
Posted Apr 26, 2017, 4:44 p.m. EDT Heat Transfer & Phase Change Version 5.2a 0 Replies
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I have made a model of a thermoelectric generator with a copper heat spreader above and below the device. To test this device for wearable applications, there is a block of skin below the bottom spreader.
To model airflow, I selected convective heat flux (found in heat transfer in solids), with external forced convection. I then selected 'Plate, averaged transfer coefficient'. I had no problem determining the values for fluid velocity, absolute pressure, and external temperature. However, there is another parameter, 'Plate Length', that I am unsure about. I cannot find enough information about this parameter and do not know what to set this too. I currently have it set to the device length, does that sound correct?
Hello Rose Freeman
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