insulated_tank_reduction.h File Reference

Declares structs and functions for the Insulated Tank Reduction Calculator.Calculates heat loss and annual energy cost for a hot cylindrical tank, with or without thermal insulation. More...

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Classes
struct	insulated_tank_reduction::InsulatedTankInput
	Input parameters for the insulated tank heat loss calculation. More...
struct	insulated_tank_reduction::InsulatedTankOutput
	Output results for the insulated tank heat loss calculation. More...

Namespaces
namespace	insulated_tank_reduction
	Insulated tank heat loss calculations for treasure hunt measures.

Functions
InsulatedTankOutput	insulated_tank_reduction::calculate (const InsulatedTankInput &input)
	Calculates heat loss and annual heat loss for a tank.
InsulatedTankOutput	insulated_tank_reduction::insulatedTankHeatLoss (const InsulatedTankInput &input)
	Calculates heat loss for a tank wrapped in insulation.
InsulatedTankOutput	insulated_tank_reduction::bareTankHeatLoss (const InsulatedTankInput &input)
	Calculates heat loss for an uninsulated (bare) tank.
double	insulated_tank_reduction::rayleighNumber (double thermal_expansion, double surface_temperature, double ambient_temperature, double diameter, double kin_viscosity, double thermal_diffusivity)
	Computes the Rayleigh number for natural convection along a vertical cylinder in U.S. customary units.
double	insulated_tank_reduction::naturalConvectionCoefficient (double rayleigh, double conductivity, double diameter)
	Computes the natural convection heat transfer coefficient for a vertical cylinder using the Ra^(1/3) empirical correlation.