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If a problem in heat transfer and fluid mechanics is well done it should
- The problem is well posed
- Solution reveal physical and engineering insight to the phenomena
- Problem numerical value and design equations
Example: Fluid
Example: Airfoil
Example: Heat Transfer
Newton's cooling law
h is the heat transfer cofficient
let
,
and
equate the two equations
Yousef Haik
Sun Sep 1 16:31:13 EDT 1996