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  1. solar321

    Temperature rise due to thermal load?

    No it's not for school! Thanks!
  2. solar321

    Temperature rise due to thermal load?

    I don't know any other data besides what I already mentioned. My questions are: absorptivity of what? aluminum? area 1 = ? area 2 = ? area 3 = ? htc = ? planck = ? what's the difference between Tamb and Tair? What's Tbox4? Can you plug the numbers that I have already provided in your equation so...
  3. solar321

    Temperature rise due to thermal load?

    Where I am coming from is Telcordia standard GR-487 specifies '+46 deg C as ambient temperature + solar load' for design of electronic enclosures. I am assuming solar load of 1120 W/m2 on the enclosure and want to know how much it translates to temperature as I want to specify the ambient...
  4. solar321

    Temperature rise due to thermal load?

    Thanks 'IRstuff' and 'ione' for your inputs. Right now I am considering no internal heat load. What I want to know is if this equation still holds good - Q=A*K*(delta T)/L where Q = Solar Load, A = area exposed to solar load, K = thermal conductivity of aluminum, delta T = temperature difference...
  5. solar321

    Temperature rise due to thermal load?

    I have aluminum and fiberglass enclosures approx this size 12.2"x10.2"x6.25" (WxHxD) respectively. These enclosures will be installed outside and the solar load on them will be 1120W/m2. Consider the ambient temperature to be +55 deg C. So can someone tell me how to calculate the additional rise...

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