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Sherlock_H
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Hi
I have a question about temperature rise and thermal conductivity.
If I have a small 1 watt heater (3 x 3 x 3mm) in the middle of a rectangular block (100x40x70mm) made of a material that has a thermal conductivity of 0.48W/mk, how do I work out the final temperature that the block settles at, on the surface i.e temperature rise above ambient.
I'm assuming the block is in still air, at say 20C.
Do I have to work out the thermal resistance of the block to air? I'm not sure how to do this when its in 3 dimensions.
Thanks
I have a question about temperature rise and thermal conductivity.
If I have a small 1 watt heater (3 x 3 x 3mm) in the middle of a rectangular block (100x40x70mm) made of a material that has a thermal conductivity of 0.48W/mk, how do I work out the final temperature that the block settles at, on the surface i.e temperature rise above ambient.
I'm assuming the block is in still air, at say 20C.
Do I have to work out the thermal resistance of the block to air? I'm not sure how to do this when its in 3 dimensions.
Thanks