Large plane wall Calculator

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✖The cross-sectional area, which is perpendicular to the path of heat flow.ⓘ Cross-sectional area [A]			+10% -10%
✖The thickness of the body or sample is the distance measured on a path parallel to the heat flow.ⓘ Thickness [L]			+10% -10%

✖Conduction shape factor is defined as the value used to determine the heat transfer rate for the configurations which are very complex and require high calculation time.ⓘ Large plane wall [S]

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Large plane wall Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Conduction shape factor = Cross-sectional area/Thickness
S = A/L
This formula uses 3 Variables

Variables Used

Conduction shape factor - (Measured in Meter) - Conduction shape factor is defined as the value used to determine the heat transfer rate for the configurations which are very complex and require high calculation time.
Cross-sectional area - (Measured in Square Meter) - The cross-sectional area, which is perpendicular to the path of heat flow.
Thickness - (Measured in Meter) - The thickness of the body or sample is the distance measured on a path parallel to the heat flow.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Cross-sectional area: 50 Square Meter --> 50 Square Meter No Conversion Required
Thickness: 100 Meter --> 100 Meter No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

S = A/L --> 50/100

Evaluating ... ...

S = 0.5

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

0.5 Meter --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

0.5 Meter <-- Conduction shape factor

(Calculation completed in 00.016 seconds)

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< 10+ Conduction shape factors for different configurations Calculators

Row of equally spaced parallel isothermal cylinders buried in a semi-infinite medium

Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/(ln(((2*Distance between centers)/(pi*Diameter of cylinder))*sinh((2*pi*Distance from surface to centre of object)/Distance between centers))) Go

Eccentric isothermal cylinder in a cylinder of same length

Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/acosh(((Diameter of cylinder 1)^2+(Diameter of cylinder 2)^2-(4*(Eccentric distance between objects)^2))/(2*Diameter of cylinder 1*Diameter of cylinder 2)) Go

Two parallel isothermal cylinders placed in an infinite medium

Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/acosh(((4*(Distance between centers)^2)-(Diameter of cylinder 1)^2-(Diameter of cylinder 2)^2)/(2*Diameter of cylinder 1*Diameter of cylinder 2)) Go

Isothermal cylinder buried in semi-infinite medium

Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/(ln((4*Distance from surface to centre of object)/Diameter of cylinder)) Go

Long hollow cylindrical layer

Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/(ln(Outer Radius of Cylinder/Inner Radius of Cylinder)) Go

Isothermal cylinder at center of square solid bar of same length

Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/ln((1.08*Width of square bar)/Diameter of cylinder) Go

Vertical isothermal cylinder buried in semi-infinite medium

Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/(ln((4*Length of Cylinder)/Diameter of cylinder)) Go

Hollow spherical layer

Conduction shape factor = (4*pi*Inner Radius*Outer Radius)/(Outer Radius-Inner Radius) Go

Isothermal cylinder in midplane of an infinite wall

Conduction shape factor = (8*Distance from surface to centre of object)/(pi*Diameter of cylinder) Go

Large plane wall

Conduction shape factor = Cross-sectional area/Thickness Go

Large plane wall Formula

Conduction shape factor = Cross-sectional area/Thickness
S = A/L

Why we use conduction shape factor?

Conduction shape factors are generally used when the geometries and configurations of the system are complex which makes the calculation of heat transfer very difficult.

How to Calculate Large plane wall?

Large plane wall calculator uses Conduction shape factor = Cross-sectional area/Thickness to calculate the Conduction shape factor, Large plane wall formula gives the shape factor for the plane wall whose thickness and cross-sectional area are given. Conduction shape factor is denoted by S symbol.

How to calculate Large plane wall using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Large plane wall, enter Cross-sectional area (A) & Thickness (L) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Large plane wall calculation can be explained with given input values -> 0.5 = 50/100.

FAQ

What is Large plane wall?

Large plane wall formula gives the shape factor for the plane wall whose thickness and cross-sectional area are given and is represented as S = A/L or Conduction shape factor = Cross-sectional area/Thickness. The cross-sectional area, which is perpendicular to the path of heat flow & The thickness of the body or sample is the distance measured on a path parallel to the heat flow.

How to calculate Large plane wall?

Large plane wall formula gives the shape factor for the plane wall whose thickness and cross-sectional area are given is calculated using Conduction shape factor = Cross-sectional area/Thickness. To calculate Large plane wall, you need Cross-sectional area (A) & Thickness (L). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Cross-sectional area & Thickness and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

How many ways are there to calculate Conduction shape factor?

In this formula, Conduction shape factor uses Cross-sectional area & Thickness. We can use 20 other way(s) to calculate the same, which is/are as follows -

Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/(ln((4*Distance from surface to centre of object)/Diameter of cylinder))
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/(ln((4*Length of Cylinder)/Diameter of cylinder))
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/acosh(((4*(Distance between centers)^2)-(Diameter of cylinder 1)^2-(Diameter of cylinder 2)^2)/(2*Diameter of cylinder 1*Diameter of cylinder 2))
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/(ln(((2*Distance between centers)/(pi*Diameter of cylinder))*sinh((2*pi*Distance from surface to centre of object)/Distance between centers)))
Conduction shape factor = (8*Distance from surface to centre of object)/(pi*Diameter of cylinder)
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/ln((1.08*Width of square bar)/Diameter of cylinder)
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/acosh(((Diameter of cylinder 1)^2+(Diameter of cylinder 2)^2-(4*(Eccentric distance between objects)^2))/(2*Diameter of cylinder 1*Diameter of cylinder 2))
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Cylinder)/(ln(Outer Radius of Cylinder/Inner Radius of Cylinder))
Conduction shape factor = (4*pi*Inner Radius*Outer Radius)/(Outer Radius-Inner Radius)
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Pipe)/(0.93*ln(0.948*(Outer width/Inner width)))
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Length of Pipe)/(0.785*ln(Outer width/Inner width))
Conduction shape factor = 4*Diameter of disk
Conduction shape factor = 0.15*Thickness of Wall
Conduction shape factor = 0.54*Length of wall
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Diameter of Sphere)/(1-((0.25*Diameter of Sphere)/Distance from surface to centre of object))
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Diameter of Sphere)/(1+((0.25*Diameter of Sphere)/Distance from surface to centre of object))
Conduction shape factor = 1.685*Length of parallelepiped*((log10(1+(Distance from surafce to surface of object/Width of parallelepiped)))^(-0.59))*(Distance from surafce to surface of object/Height of parallelepiped)^(-0.078)
Conduction shape factor = (2*pi*Width of plate)/ln((4*Width of plate)/Length of Plate)
Conduction shape factor = 4*pi*Radius of Sphere
Conduction shape factor = (4*pi*Semi Major Axis of Ellipse*sqrt(1-(Semi Minor Axis of Ellipse/Semi Major Axis of Ellipse)^2))/(atanh(sqrt(1-(Semi Minor Axis of Ellipse/Semi Major Axis of Ellipse)^2)))

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