Research Article

Thermal Characteristics of a Stratospheric Airship with Natural Convection and External Forced Convection

Table 3

Heat flux of the upper envelope calculated by different forced convection equations.

EquationTime

Equation (viii)5:0000020.0945.3486.68−7.50−13.75
8:00112.9239.073.8920.0945.34166.231.2152.76
12:00242.7043.767.4720.0945.34253.932.78102.64
16:00112.8639.073.8920.0945.34170.91−4.5355.91
19:0000020.0945.3488.27−10.62−12.03

Equation (ix)5:0000020.0945.3491.26−4.00−21.82
8:00112.9239.073.8920.0945.34138.320.7181.54
12:00242.7043.767.4720.0945.34189.582.00167.78
16:00112.8639.073.8920.0945.34140.05−2.9184.82
19:0000020.0945.3491.71−5.56−20.65