heat flux

Hi all,
In this acuTrans manual, I see the following.
The unit of heat flux should be W/m2. Just curious, what the above gives when I integrate it over a surface using UDF? I want to extract total heat using the above. Am I doing it correctly using the above ?
Thanks and regards,
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I think your interpretation is correct.
AcuProbe also lists the unit of integrated heat_flux as "W" (watts)
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I think your interpretation is correct.
AcuProbe also lists the unit of integrated heat_flux as "W" (watts)
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ydigit_21275 said:
I think your interpretation is correct.
AcuProbe also lists the unit of integrated heat_flux as "W" (watts)
Thank you.
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ydigit_21275 said:
I think your interpretation is correct.
AcuProbe also lists the unit of integrated heat_flux as "W" (watts)
I would also agree. The 'q' in the acuTrans docement equation above is the nodal value - W/m^2. When we integrate that over the area we get W/m^2 * m^2 - leaving W for the units of the surface integrated heat flux. That surface integrated heat flux is the quantity used in the user functions for UDF_OSI_HEAT_FLUX.
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acupro_21778 said:
I would also agree. The 'q' in the acuTrans docement equation above is the nodal value - W/m^2. When we integrate that over the area we get W/m^2 * m^2 - leaving W for the units of the surface integrated heat flux. That surface integrated heat flux is the quantity used in the user functions for UDF_OSI_HEAT_FLUX.
Thank you, so it is surface integrated heat flux.
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