Heat Transfer Definitions Flashcards
Learn the definitions of important parts of heat transfers
conduction
The way heat travels through solids
convection current
A current made by heat, changing density of a fluid
absorb
To take in energy
emit
To give out energy
fluid
liquid or gas
insulator
A material that does not let energy flow through easily
conductor
A material that lets energy pass through it easily
heat insulator
A material that does not let heat pass through it easily
infrared radiation
A wave that can travel through transparent things and vacuums
radiation
The transfer of heat through electromagnetic waves
thermal energy
Another name for heat energy
solid
Made of particles that are close together and arrayed but cannot move past each other
liquid
Made of particles that touch irregularly but can move past one another
gas
Particles that are spread out and rarely touch
