Questions tagged [heat-exchange]

I live in Louisiana these days, in an area that is known for its numerous antebellum plantation homes (circa early 1800s). While touring one of these homes it was clear that almost everything about the house was designed around keeping cool in the…

I want to look at the thermal heat plume of a human in still air in a room. So I have a tank of water with a heating coil/cylinder in it. How do I calculate what the heat output of my heating coil will need to be in order to mimic that of a human's…

Background I am working on a project that involves heating air inside a small box, then measuring the temperature over time. The purpose of the box is to be a basic test chamber for PID experiments. Initial Test I made a 10 cm * 10 cm * 10 cm box…

I am trying to calculate the effect of insulation and weather conditions on a cottage. The cottage is made from a timber frame while the panels are of 4mm plywood. The weather conditions vary throughout the year between 0 and 30 Celsius. Cottage is…