| Author | Gautam, Ramesh Kumar |
| Call Number | AIT Thesis no.WM-98-9 |
| Subject(s) | Heat balance (Engineering)
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| Note | A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Engineering. School of Civil Engineering |
| Publisher | Asian Institute of Technology |
| Series Statement | Thesis ; no. WM-98-9 |
| Abstract | The exchange of heat to the atmosphere takes place in different directions. The major
components of one-dimensional heat exchange are short wave radiation, long wave radiation
and radiation from the sea surface in the form of latent and sensible heat flux.
This study is concentrated to the pattern of sea surface temperature distribution with the time
and the net heat content variation over the gulf of Thailand. The data taken for the study of sea
surface temperature is from 1
51 January 1997 to 30 August 1998.
The distribution of the sea surface temperature over the gulf of Thailand is not uniform over
all month of the year. In the summer season, the northern part of the gulf has higher
temperature than the southern part. The same pattern of distribution of the sea surface
temperature is also resulted during winter season. On the other hand, the net heat content in
summer season is higher towards the southern part of the gulf. Same phenomena have been
visualized in winter season over the whole gulf of Thailand.
Another important parameter concluded is the time lag between the peak of the net heat
content and peak of the sea surface temperature. This time lag ranges from 30 to 40 days in
most of the year. The maximum sea surface temperature in the gulf is May and minimum in
December. The maximum net heat content is found to be 413.33watt/m2 in July. |
| Year | 1999 |
| Corresponding Series Added Entry | Asian Institute of Technology. Thesis ; no. WM-98-9 |
| Type | Thesis |
| School | School of Engineering and Technology (SET) |
| Department | Department of Civil and Infrastucture Engineering (DCIE) |
| Academic Program/FoS | Water Engineering and Management (WM) |
| Chairperson(s) | Kazama, So |
| Examination Committee(s) | Suphat Vongvisessomjai ; Sutat Weesakul |
| Scholarship Donor(s) | DANIDA |
| Degree | Thesis (M.Eng.) - Asian Institute of Technology |