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    The overall heat transfer coefficient U describes the ability of a series of conductive and convective barriers to transfer heat. It can be used to calculate the total heat transfer in a heat exchanger based on the heat transfer rate, overall heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer area, and logarithmic mean temperature difference. U takes into account the individual heat transfer coefficients and resistances of each material in the heat exchanger.

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    The overall heat transfer coefficient U describes the ability of a series of conductive and convective barriers to transfer heat. It can be used to calculate the total heat transfer in a heat exchanger based on the heat transfer rate, overall heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer area, and logarithmic mean temperature difference. U takes into account the individual heat transfer coefficients and resistances of each material in the heat exchanger.

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    The overall heat transfer coefficient U describes the ability of a series of conductive and convective barriers to transfer heat. It can be used to calculate the total heat transfer in a heat exchanger based on the heat transfer rate, overall heat transfer coefficient, heat transfer area, and logarithmic mean temperature difference. U takes into account the individual heat transfer coefficients and resistances of each material in the heat exchanger.

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    The overall heat transfer coefficient

    The overall heat transfer coefficient U is a measure of the overall ability

    of a series of conductive and convective barriers to transfer heat. It is

    commonly applied to the calculation of heat transfer in heat exchangers,

    but can be applied equally well to other problems.

    For the case of a heat exchanger, U can be used to determine the total

    heat transfer between the two streams in the heat exchanger by the

    following relationship

    Where

    q= heat transfer rate (W

    U = overall heat transfer coefficient (W/(m²·K)

    A = heat transfer surface area (m2)

    ∆TLM= logarithmic mean temperature difference (K)


    The overall heat transfer coefficient takes into account the individual heat

    transfer coefficients of each stream and the resistance of the pipe

    material. It can be calculated as the reciprocal of the sum of a series of

    thermal resistances (but more complex relationships exist, for example

    when heat transfer takes place by different routes in parallel)

    Where:

    R = Resistance(s) to heat flow in pipe wall (K/W)

    Other parameters are as above

    The heat transfer coefficient is the heat transferred per unit area per

    kelvin. Thus area is included in the equation as it represents the area over

    which the transfer of heat takes place. The areas for each flow will be

    different as they represent the contact area for each fluid side.

    The thermal resistance due to the pipe wall is calculated by the following

    relationship:

    Where
    x = the wall thickness (m)

    k = the thermal conductivity of the material (W/(m·K))

    This represents the heat transfer by conduction in the pipe.

    The thermal conductivity is a characteristic of the particular material.

    Values of thermal conductivities for various materials are listed in the list

    of thermal conductivities.

    As mentioned earlier in the article the convection heat transfer coefficient

    for each stream depends on the type of fluid, flow properties and

    temperature properties.

    Some typical heat transfer coefficients include:

    Example

    Consider the plane wall shown. This wall is exposed to a hot fluid A on

    one side and a cooler fluid B on the other side. The heat transfer is

    expressed by
    The overall heat transfer by combined conduction and convection is

    frequently expressed in terms of an overall heat-transfer coefficient U,

    defined by

    Where A is some suitable area for the heat flow. The overall heat-transfer

    coefficient would be

    The overall heat-transfer coefficient is also related to the R value as


    For a hollow cylinder exposed to convection on its inner and outer

    surfaces. TA and TB are the two fluid temperatures. Note that the area for

    convection is not the same for both fluids

    The overall heat transfer would be expressed by


    The overall heat-transfer coefficient may be based on either the inside or

    the outside area of the tube. Accordingly

    References

    1. Manfredi, Diego; Asinari, Pietro (2014). "A sensor for direct


    measurement of small convective heat fluxes: Validation and
    application to micro-structured
    surfaces" (PDF). Experimental Thermal and Fluid
    Science. 55: 42–
    53. doi:10.1016/j.expthermflusci.2014.02.010.
    2. ^ Maddox, D.E.; Mudawar, I. (1989). "Single- and Two-
    Phase Convective Heat Transfer From Smooth and
    Enhanced Microelectronic Heat Sources in a Rectangular
    Channel". Journal of Heat Transfer. 111 (4): 1045–
    1052. doi:10.1115/1.3250766.

    3. https://ceng.tu.edu.iq/ched/images/lectures/chem-lec/st3/c2/Lec5.pdf

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