Modelling surface heat exchanges from a concrete block to the environment

Charpin, J.P.D. and Myers, T.G. and Fitt, A.D. and Ballim, Y. and Patini, A. (2006) Modelling surface heat exchanges from a concrete block to the environment. Mathematics in Industry Study Groups in South Africa > MISGSA 2006: University of the Witwatersrand (23rd - 27th January 2006).

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Abstract/Summary

The presented problem was to determine an appropriate heat transfer boundary condition at the surface of a concrete slab exposed to the environment. The condition obtained involves solar radiation and convective heat transfer, other terms were shown to be small compared to these. It is shown that this boundary condition leads to a temperature variation that has qualitative agreement with experiments carried out by the Cement and Concrete Institute.

Item Type:	Study Group Report
Study Group:	Mathematics in Industry Study Groups in South Africa > MISGSA 2006: University of the Witwatersrand (23rd - 27th January 2006)
Company Name:	Cement and Concrete Institute
Industrial Sector:	Energy and utilities Materials None/Other
ID Code:	65
Deposited By:	Gordon White
Deposited On:	04 April 2006

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