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Unread 05-25-2004, 11:00 AM   #74
wijdeveld
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Originally Posted by Groth
Okay, you rewrote the standard heat conduction equation (P=k A dT/l) into terms more familiar to you. What are you trying to use to insert specific heat ("warmth" you called it) in your calculations?
"HEAT: Heat is produced analogue to Organic Matter breakdown, which results in a heat production term. Because in normal OM simulations the amount of OM is limited (and for now the heat production must stay constant) a very large amount of potential heat is introduced with a very slow degradation (= production) rate"

What you get is an amount of heat as a compound. By using a Kelvin scale and by calibrating the model on known cooling medium & die temperatures you can make a translation between heat as a concentration in solution and heat as the actual temperature.
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