Heat transfer Flashcards
1
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Law of conversion energy
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energy cannot be created or destroyed (under normal conditions)
2
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Heat
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thermal energy that flows due to a difference in temperature. heat flows from hot to cold
3
Q
Heat transfer
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a method wich by heat flows
4
Q
conduction
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heat transfer within or between solid objects
5
Q
convection
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heat transfer into or out of fluids
6
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radiation
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a heat transfer due to packets of energy called photons that can travel through many substances, even empty space.
7
Q
insulator
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a matereial wich energy cannot be eaisly transfered
8
Q
coductor
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a matereial wich energy can be eaisly transfered
9
Q
tempature
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the mesure of the avrage speed of partacles
10
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thermal energy
A
the total energy of all particles in a object
