Category
page 1Heat conduction
thermal conductivity
capacity of a material to conduct heat
thermal conduction
transfer of internal energy within a body due to particle collisions & electron movements
heat equation
partial differential equation for distribution of heat in a given region over time
thermal grease
fluid material squeezed between parts to keep them in close thermal contact
thermal diffusivity
physical quantity that measures the rate of transfer of heat of a material from the hot side to the cold side
heat transfer coefficient
measure of heat transfer on a surface
heat pipe
device containing volatile liquid in a sealed chamber to transfer heat by conduction and phase transition
thermal resistance
objects' resistance to heat transfer; reciprocal of thermal conductance
Wiedemann–Franz law
law of physics
Newton's law of cooling
physical law
Péclet number for heat transfer
dimensionless ratio used in fluid dynamics
Biot number for heat transfer
characteristic number for heat transfer by conduction into a body

multi-layer insulation
thermal insulation
thermally conductive pad
thermal interface material in the form of a soft pad, used in computing
thermal effusivity
ability of a material to exchange thermal energy with surroundings
interfacial thermal resistance
Resistance to thermal flow between two materials
list of thermal conductivities
Wikimedia list article
heat kernel
fundamental solution to the heat equation, given boundary values
Loop heat pipe
two-phase heat transfer device