CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS: THE COLOUR CHANGE PAINT TECHNIQUE.

Author(s) : JAMBUNATHAN K.

Type of article: Article

Summary

DESCRIBES THE TECHNIQUE OF USING COLOUR CHANGE PAINTS -TEMPERATURE-SENSITIVE COMPOUNDS THAT UNDERGO ABRUPT CHANGES OF COLOUR WHEN THEIR TEMPERATURES ATTAIN PREDETERMINED VALUES -TO DETERMINE RATES OF CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER. IDENTIFIES 5 FACTORS AFFECTING THE ACCURACY OF THE TECHNIQUE, LEADING TO MINIMUM ERROR IN THE ESTIMATED VALUES. APPLIES THE METHOD TO NATURAL CONVECTION ON A HEATED FLAT PLATE FACING DOWNWARDS IN WATER. COMPARES THE RESULTS WITH EXISTING DATA, QUANTIFIES ERRORS AND ESTABLISHES SPECIMEN PARAMETERS TO OBTAIN RELIABLE DATA. (INT. BUILD. SERV. ABSTR., GB., 23, N 1, 1988, 23, 88-00217.

Details

  • Original title: CONVECTIVE HEAT TRANSFER COEFFICIENTS: THE COLOUR CHANGE PAINT TECHNIQUE.
  • Record ID : 1988-1811
  • Languages: English
  • Source: Appl. Energy - vol. 29 - n. 2
  • Publication date: 1987
  • Document available for consultation in the library of the IIR headquarters only.

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