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ckck20 (ckck20)
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Username: ckck20

Post Number: 1
Registered: 12-2006
Posted on Saturday, December 09, 2006 - 05:30 pm:   

Hi, i know this is a simple question but i can't seem to find the answer.
To find the total heat flux on the left side(3D cube) i use:
FEATURE
start "left_edge" (0,0) line to (0,0.35)
SUMMARY
REPORT(Surf_Integral(-k*dx(Temp),"left_edge") ) AS 'Q_left_edge'

But how do i find the average temperature along the "left_edge" ?

Thank you
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Robert G. Nelson (rgnelson)
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Username: rgnelson

Post Number: 723
Registered: 06-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 02, 2007 - 09:34 pm:   

The integral you have computed can be interpreted as the average value times the length of "left_edge".
Since you know the length of "left_edge", simply divide by the length.
If you don't know the length, divide by Surf_integral(1,"left_edge"), which returns the length.

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