Whether it’s water flowing across a condenser plate in an industrial plant, or air whooshing through heating and cooling ducts, the flow of fluid across flat surfaces is a phenomenon at the heart of many of the processes of modern life. Yet, aspects of this process have been poorly understood, and some have been taught incorrectly to generations of engineering students, a new analysis shows.
Click here for original story, Textbook formulas for describing heat flow characteristics, crucial in many industries, are oversimplified, study shows
Source: Phys.org