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Heat transfer from spheres and other animal forms

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Mitchell, J.W.·1976·Biophysical Journal
DOI 10.1016/s0006-3495(76)85711-6
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A general predictive relation for the convection heat transfer from animal forms is developed. This relation is based on the convection equation for a sphere, and employs a simple, unique characteristic dimension to represent the animal which is the cube root of the animal volume. The accuracy of this relation is established through comparison with available convection results from animal shapes ranging in size and shape from spiders to cows. This relation allows an extrapolation to animal shapes for which data are not available. Results are also presented for the enhancement of convection heat transfer due to natural turbulence. A procedure is outlined for estimating the convecture heat loss from an animal in the natural outdoor environment.

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Authors
Mitchell, J. W.
Venue
Biophysical Journal
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
1976-06
Volume
16
Issue
6
Pages
561-569
ISSN
0006-3495 (ISSN-L)
DOI
10.1016/s0006-3495(76)85711-6
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167
References
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FWCI
8.99
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journal article
Language
en
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