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Convection from Surfaces

This contribution is expressed using the convective heat transfer coefficient as follows:

\[{q_{conv}} = \sum\limits_{i = 1}^{nsurfaces} {{h_{c,i}}{A_i}\left( {{T_a} - {T_{s,i}}} \right)}\]

The inside heat transfer coefficient is modeled from a choice of correlations.