The inaccuracy of conventional one-dimensional parallel thermal resistance circuit model for two-dimensional composite walls

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 2554-2562

  Wong, King Leung ^a   Hsien, Tsung Lieh ^a   Hsiao, Ming Chien ^a   Chen, Wen Lih ^a   Lin, Ku Chin ^a  

^a KUN SHAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Composite wall; PTRC model; Similarity; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

HEAT EXCHANGERS; HEAT TRANSFER; HEATING EQUIPMENT; NETWORKS (CIRCUITS); THERMOANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

CFD SOFTWARES; CIRCUIT MODELING; COMPOSITE WALL; COMPOSITE WALLS; ELECTRIC VOLTAGE; ELECTRICAL RESISTANCES; INTERFACE TEMPERATURES; ISOTHERMAL BOUNDARIES; NEW MODEL; NUMERICA L RESULTS; ONE-DIMENSIONAL; PTRC MODEL; SIMILARITY; STEADY-STATE HEAT TRANSFER; THERMAL RESISTANCE;

HEAT RESISTANCE;

EID: 48849091947     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2008.05.011     Document Type: Article

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