Convection

fullflow.Convection

Convective heat transfer between a surface and a fluid.

Convection computes heat transfer between a surface and a surrounding fluid using a prescribed convection coefficient. Positive heat rate means heat is added to the surface from the fluid.

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
name	str	Component name
network	Network	Network that owns this component
surface_temperature	State	Surface temperature
fluid_temperature	State or float	Fluid temperature
convective_area	State or float	Convective area
convection_coefficient	State or float	Convective heat transfer coefficient

Outputs

Name	Type	Description
heat_rate	State, optional	Convective heat transfer rate