Measurement of the Convective Heat-Transfer Coefficient
- Autori: Conti, R; Agliolo Gallitto, A; Fiordilino, E
- Anno di pubblicazione: 2014
- Tipologia: Articolo in rivista (Articolo in rivista)
- Parole Chiave: Natural thermal convection; Laboratory experiments and apparatus
- OA Link: http://hdl.handle.net/10447/86504
Abstract
We propose an experiment for investigating how objects cool down toward the thermal equilibrium with their surroundings. We describe the time dependence of the temperature difference of the cooling objects and the environment with an exponential decay function. By measuring the thermal constant Ï„, we determine the convective heat-transfer coefficient, which is a characteristic constant of the convection system.