Heat transfer and thermoregulation in the largemouth blackbass, Micropterus salmoides
An energy budget equation, based on energy budget theory for terrestrial organisms, was developed to describe the heat energy exchange between a largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) and its aquatic environment. The energy budget equation indicated that convection and a combined conduction-convection process were major avenues of heat exchange for a fish. Solid aluminum castings were used to experimentally determine heat transfer coefficients for the largemouth bass at water velocities covering the free and forced convection ranges. Heat energy budget theory was applied to the casting data and the derived coefficients were used to characterize heat exchange between the bass and its aquatic habitat. The results indicate that direct transfer of heat from the body surface is the major mechanism of heat exchange for a fish.
- Research Organization:
- State Univ. Coll., Buffalo, NY (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- EY-76-S-02-2502
- OSTI ID:
- 7230445
- Report Number(s):
- COO-2502-9
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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