1. Home
  2. Material Detail: Natural Convection Model for Rectangular Heat Sinks

Material Detail

Natural Convection Model for Rectangular Heat Sinks

Natural Convection Model for Rectangular Heat Sinks

Online calculator that predicts heat transfer from natural convection rectangular heat sinks. The online model incorporates a fin efficiency function, and allows for both single and back-to-back configurations.
Disciplines:
Go to Material 
Bookmark / Add to Course ePortfolio
Create a Learning Exercise
Add Accessibility Information
Rate
Add a Comment

Quality

More about this material

Material Type:
Reference Material
Date Added to MERLOT:
March 2, 2005
Date Modified in MERLOT:
June 12, 2018
Author:
 
Submitter:
Patrick Mensah
Primary Audience:
College General Ed
Technical Format:
Website, Java Applet
Mobile Compatibility:
Not specified at this time
Technical Requirements:
Web browser
Language:
English
Cost Involved:
No
Source Code Available:
No
Creative Commons:
No

Browse...

Disciplines with similar materials as Natural Convection Model for Rectangular Heat Sinks
People who viewed this also viewed
Other materials like Natural Convection Model for Rectangular Heat Sinks

Comments

Log in to participate in the discussions or sign up if you are not already a MERLOT member.
Patrick Mensah
Patrick Mensah (Faculty)
21 years ago
I have spent some time browsing the applet, used it and presented it to my
introduction to heat transfer students to use it. This online calculator is easy
to use and has potential of enhancing learning if students undersatnding the
models it is based on.
Used in course? Yes