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Integral quantities in heat transfer

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For the heat transfer analysis, the most interesting integral values are: the heat flux, mean volume temperature.
The following notations are used in formulas:

Name,
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Formula and Description

Heat flux

qfInt_KGrad_n_ds

Φ = s (F·n)ds

Heat flux through a particular surface.

Temperature difference

qfInt_Grad_t_dl

ΔT = L (G·t)dl

The temperature difference between starting and ending points of a contour can be calculated as an integral over the contour of the temperature gradient.

Average surface temperature

qfInt_Potential_ds

TS = 1/S s T·ds

Average volume temperature

qfInt_Potential_dv

TV = 1/V v T·dv

Average volume temperature gradient

qfInt_Grad_dv

Ga = 1/V v G·dv

Mean vector of temperature gradient in a volume.

Average volume heat flux density

qfInt_KGrad_dv

Fa = 1/V v F·dv

Mean vector of heat flux density in a volume.

Average volume temperature gradient

qfInt_Grad2_dv

Ga2 = 1/V v G2·dv

Mean square heat flux densisty

qfInt_KGrad_dv

Fa2 = 1/V v F2·dv

Line integral of heat flux density

qfInt_KGrad_t_dl

x = L (F·t)dl

Surface integral of grad(T)

qfInt_Grad_n_ds

x = s (G·n)ds