Heat Transfer Flashcards
1
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Law of conservation of energy
A
Energy can no be created or destroyed it jsut take a differnt form.
2
Q
Heat
A
thermal energy that flows due to a difference in tempreture. Heat flow from hot to cold
3
Q
Heat transfer
A
a method by which heat flows
4
Q
conduction
A
Heat transfer in within or between solid objects
5
Q
convection
A
Heat transfer into or out of fluids
6
Q
radiation
A
Heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel between many subsances. even empty space.
7
Q
insulator
A
a material in which energy can’t easily be transferred
8
Q
conductor
A
a material in which energy can easily be trasferred
9
Q
Tempreature
A
the measure of the average speed
of all particles.
10
Q
thermal energy
A
The total energy fo all partical in an object
