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heat-flow path [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-08-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thermoanalysis
  • Thermal Springs - Uses
DEF

Path which heat takes as it moves by conduction through a material from a high temperature to a lower one.

OBS

Length of flow path is how far the heat travels; area of the flow path is how much material the heat flows through at each point along the path.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Thermo-analyse
  • Thermalisme
DEF

Parcours emprunté par la chaleur se déplaçant par conduction à travers un matériau sous une température d'une intensité passant de haute à basse.

OBS

La longueur de la ligne de flux thermique correspond au taux de pénétration de la chaleur; de même, la superficie de la ligne de flux thermique désigne le volume de matériau traversé par la chaleur à chaque section du parcours.

Spanish

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