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CHAPTERS
1951 Guide
Fig. 4. Geometrical Factor F For Direct Radiation Between an Element di
and a Parallel Rectangle*
Heat Transfer
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The conductance hT thus defined is a function of the shape-emissivity ( tor as well as the temperatures of the radiator and receiver. Fig. 7 h ws'a plot of the equivalent conductance for two black bodies (i.e., with emissivities equal to unity) which exchange energy only with one another.
Combined Convection and Radiation
It should be noted that the previous equations and tables give the heat transfer by convection and by radiation computed separately. In many nractical cases it is desirable to treat convection and radiation as a single combined-process, using a first-power equation:
?r. = ft,. A ((, - tt)
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where is the total heat flow due to radiation and convection, in Btu per hour'. Values of Arc, the surface or film conductance for combined
Fig. 5. Geometrical Factor F for Direct Radiation Between Adjacent
Rectangles in Perpendicular Planes*
Fig. 6. Geometrical Factor F for Direct Radiation Between Opposed
Parallel Rectangle and Discs of Equal Size* .
Fig. 7. Equivalent Conductance for Radiation Between Two Black Bodies Exchanging Energy Only with One Another
radiation and convection, are given in Chapter 9, (Table 1 and Fig. 4). Complete tables for the combined heat transfer of steam and hot water radiators, pipes, coverings, etc., will be found in the appropriate chapters.
HEAT-FLOW RESISTANCE
In most of the steady-state heat transfer problems encountered in air
conditioning applications, more than one of the heat transfer mechanisms
are effective, and the thermal current flows through several resistances in
series or in parallel. In using the resistance concept, the calculations in
volved are analogous to the application of Ohm's Law in electricity, viz.,
the heat flow or thermal current is directly proportional to the thermal-
potential or temperature difference, and inversley proportional to the
thermal resistance:
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ti-t* R
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