TrenchR (version 1.1.1)

heat_transfer_coefficient_simple: Estimate the Heat Transfer Coefficient using Simple Relationships

Description

The function estimates the heat transfer coefficient Mitchell1976TrenchR using either the relationship in Spotila1992;textualTrenchR or that in Gates1980;textualTrenchR.

Usage

heat_transfer_coefficient_simple(u, D, type)

Value

numeric heat transfer coefficient, H_L (W m^-2 K^-1).

Arguments

u

numeric air velocity (m s^-1).

D

numeric characteristic dimension (e.g., diameter or snout-vent length) (m).

type

character choice between "Spotila" and "Gates" for equation to use.

References

See Also

Other biophysical models: Grashof_number_Gates(), Grashof_number(), Nusselt_from_Grashof(), Nusselt_from_Reynolds(), Nusselt_number(), Prandtl_number(), Qconduction_animal(), Qconduction_substrate(), Qconvection(), Qemitted_thermal_radiation(), Qevaporation(), Qmetabolism_from_mass_temp(), Qmetabolism_from_mass(), Qnet_Gates(), Qradiation_absorbed(), Qthermal_radiation_absorbed(), Reynolds_number(), T_sky(), Tb_CampbellNorman(), Tb_Gates2(), Tb_Gates(), Tb_butterfly(), Tb_grasshopper(), Tb_limpetBH(), Tb_limpet(), Tb_lizard_Fei(), Tb_lizard(), Tb_mussel(), Tb_salamander_humid(), Tb_snail(), Tbed_mussel(), Tsoil(), actual_vapor_pressure(), boundary_layer_resistance(), external_resistance_to_water_vapor_transfer(), free_or_forced_convection(), heat_transfer_coefficient_approximation(), heat_transfer_coefficient(), saturation_vapor_pressure(), saturation_water_vapor_pressure()

Examples

  heat_transfer_coefficient_simple(u    = 0.5,
                                   D    = 0.05,
                                   type = "Gates")