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Thanks everyone for the input. This has really clarified it for me. The purpose of this design is a highly sensitive oven for gas chromatography. The surface temperature of the aluminum block is meant to maintain temperature to very tight tolerances, around +/- 0.03C, even when ambient...

Thank you all for the replies. I've attached a PDF to show the dimensions and general look of this set up. I am trying not to over complicate it but I really want to understand how heat transfer works in this scenario. I really only need to ensure the surface of the aluminum block is 400F. The...

I am trying to determine the size of a single cartridge heater or 2 cartridge heaters to heat a large mass of aluminum to 400F. The aluminum block will be sitting inside an insulated (all sides) enclosure. The following are the specs for this problem. - Max surface temp of aluminum block is...