Newtons Law of Cooling
Newtons Law of Cooling
- State Newton’s law of cooling.
- Calculate rate of heat flow by convection using Newton’s law of cooling.
- Understand the governing equation relevant to natural convection.
Convection is expressed by Newton’s law of cooling as:
\[\dot{Q} = h A_{s}(T_{s} - T_{\infty}) = \rho V C_P \dfrac{dT}{dt}\]
Where h is the convection heat transfer coefficient
\( A_{s}\) is the surface area through which convection heat transfer takes place
\( T_{s}\) is the surface temperature
\( T_{\infty}\) is the temperature of the fluid sufficiently far from the surface