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November 16, 2015, 09:59 |
Area-Averaged Heat flux or integral heat flux
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selim
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I have a finned surface in fluent.
Should I use area-avearge or integral heat flux in FLUENT (report) to make comparisons? |
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November 16, 2015, 11:30 |
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The area-averaged gives you an average over the surface. The integral of the heat flux gives you the total heat transferred. Which do you want to compare?
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