A device measuring the difference between the incoming fluid flow temperature and the temperature of artificially heated fluid.
The temperature difference is related to fluid composition and flow velocity:
| (1) | \Delta T = \frac{q \, r}{\lambda}\frac{1}{\rm Nu} |
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| Fig. 1. Thermoanemometer sensor schematic . |
See also
Physics / Mechanics / Continuum mechanics / Fluid Mechanics / Fluid Dynamics
Physics / Thermodynamics / Heat Transfer / Heat Transfer Coefficient (HTC)
[ Thermal conductivity ][ Nusselt Number ]