Time to heat up a certain volume of air in an enclosure
Hi
I have a need to estimate the power of a heating element required to heat up a certain volume of air in an enclosure within a certain time. I have been using Q=mcT to do this estimate. I understand that using this formula entails making some assumptions.
Is one of those assumptions being that the heat source is evenly distributed throughout the whole volume? If so, the Q that I get from the equation would be much lower than is required. My heating element only occupies a certain area. With this area, is there a rough way of estimating the power of the heating element required?