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Conductive Heat Transfer
Conductive Heat Transfer
Heat transfer by conduction
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Thermal Elements
Description
The Conductive Heat Transfer block represents a heat transfer by conduction between
two layers of the same material. The transfer is governed by the Fourier law and is
described with the following equation:
Q = ki A (
D T A - T B)
where
Q
k
A
D
T A ,T B
Heat flow
Material thermal conductivity
Area normal to the heat flow direction
Distance between layers
Temperatures of the layers
Connections A and B are thermal conserving ports associated with material layers. The
block positive direction is from port A to port B. This means that the heat flow is positive
if it flows from A to B.
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