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	ऊष्मीय प्रतिरोध नेटवर्क	Log Mean Temperature Difference
क्षेत्र	ऊष्मागतिकी	ऊष्मागतिकी
परिवार	Process / pipeline	Process / pipeline
उद्भव वर्ष	1985	1950
प्रवर्तक	Frank Incropera and David DeWitt	Donald Kern
प्रकार	Heat transfer network analysis	Heat transfer correlation
मौलिक स्रोत	Incropera, F. P., DeWitt, D. P., Bergman, T. L., & Lavine, A. S. (2007). Fundamentals of Heat and Mass Transfer (6th ed.). Wiley. ISBN: 978-0470055540	Kern, D. Q. (1950). Process Heat Transfer. McGraw-Hill.
उपनाम	thermal circuit analogy, thermal network	LMTD, logarithmic mean temperature difference
संबंधित	3	3
सारांश	The Thermal Resistance Network method uses electrical circuit analogy to solve heat transfer problems. It treats heat flow as analogous to electric current, thermal resistance analogous to electrical resistance, and temperature difference analogous to voltage potential. This powerful conceptual framework enables engineers to analyze complex multi-layer heat transfer systems systematically.	The Log Mean Temperature Difference (LMTD) method is a fundamental tool for calculating heat transfer rates in heat exchangers. It defines the effective temperature difference between two fluids as the logarithmic average of the temperature differences at the inlet and outlet. This method enables engineers to size and analyze heat exchangers systematically using the basic heat transfer equation Q = U A LMTD.