In this article, turbulent flow heat transfer in the air gap between rotor and stator of a generator under nonhomogeneous heat flux is studied experimentally. The rotor consists of four symmetrical triangular grooves. The stator surface is smooth and does not include any grooves. The relative heat flux between the rotor and the stator is 1 to 3. Temperature and heat flux are measured locally at...

This study highlights the possibilities and constraints of determining instantaneous spatial surface radiation and land heat fluxes from satellite images in a heterogeneous urban area and its agricultural and natural surroundings. Net radiation was determined using ASTER satellite data and MODTRAN radiative transfer calculations. The soil heat flux was estimated with two empirical methods using...

Mathematical robust model of thermo-balance of Earth’s heat fluxes is suggested for such an estimation. Using well-known data (albedo of the Earth’s surface, constant of heat flux from the Sun per square meter of Earth’s outer atmosphere surface, etc.), we could conclude that heating only by the Solar activity is not sufficient to obtain the real meaning of temperature of Earth’s surface. Estim...

This paper presents an approach to estimation of electronic circuit temperature solving an inverse problem. The main goal of the simulations presented in this paper is to investigate the possibility of improving the quality of circuit temperature estimates applying the function specification algorithm. Given information on circuit layout as well as typical working conditions and material therma...

Fouling is a common, fundamental and costly problem in heat transfer systems, which reduces thermal efficiency of equipment, increases the energy loss and causes strong damage to the heat transfer equipment in various industries. The main causes of fouling on the heat transfer surfaces are salts with inverse temperature-solubility in the fluid which calcium sulfate is one of the most important ...