In heat transfer and thermodynamics, a thermodynamic system is said to be in thermal contact with another system if it can exchange energy through the process of heat. Perfect thermal isolation is an idealization as real systems are always in thermal contact with their environment to some extent.
When two solid bodies are in contact, a resistance to heat transfer exists between the bodies. The study of heat conduction between such bodies is called thermal contact conductance (or thermal contact resistance).
system is said to be in thermalcontact with another system if it can exchange energy through the process of heat. Perfect thermal isolation is an idealization...
physics, thermalcontact conductance is the study of heat conduction between solid or liquid bodies in thermalcontact. The thermalcontact conductance...
in contact. This phenomenon is said to be a result of a thermalcontact resistance existing between the contacting surfaces. Interfacial thermal resistance...
Perfect thermalcontact of the surface of a solid with the environment (convective heat transfer) or another solid occurs when the temperatures of the...
of differing temperature) between objects in thermalcontact or in range of radiative influence. Thermal insulation can be achieved with specially engineered...
are in thermal equilibrium if there is no net flow of thermal energy between them when they are connected by a path permeable to heat. Thermal equilibrium...
test in order to ensure good thermalcontact. When the heat flux is monitored over a sufficiently long time, the thermal transmittance can be calculated...
attributed to what is known as the thermalcontact resistance. Thermal interface materials (TIM) decrease the thermalcontact resistance. As power dissipation...
distinction between 'thermal equilibrium' and 'thermodynamic equilibrium' is made by B. C. Eu. He considers two systems in thermalcontact, one a thermometer...
are in geometric contact but the thermalcontact is poor, there can exist wide differences between their respective temperatures. Contact binaries are not...
Earth's surface. Various forms of metamorphism exist, including regional, contact, hydrothermal, shock, and dynamic metamorphism. These differ in the characteristic...
thermodynamics, a material's thermal effusivity, also known as thermal responsivity, is a measure of its ability to exchange thermal energy with its surroundings...
copper). Thermal pads and thermal compound are used to fill air gaps caused by imperfectly flat or smooth surfaces which should be in thermalcontact; they...
a solid or between solid objects in thermalcontact. Fluids—especially gases—are less conductive. Thermalcontact conductance is the study of heat conduction...
transfer due to poor thermalcontact between components to be cooled and cooling devices. This can be improved by the use of thermal compounds to even out...
atmosphere, gas flow rate, vapor pressure of the sample, heating rate, thermalcontact to the sample crucible and sensor, radiation effect, etc.). The information...
interactions of multiple bodies including granular matter, electrode contacts, and thermalcontacts, where the interface-localized structures govern overall system...
substrate that carries the power semiconductors, provides electrical and thermalcontact and electrical insulation where needed. Compared to discrete power...
Infrared thermography (IRT), thermal video and/or thermal imaging, is a process where a thermal camera captures and creates an image of an object by using...
banks, thermal evaporators, and other electrical loads. A contactor has three components: The contacts are the current-carrying part of the contactor. This...
thermometer is a thermometer which infers temperature from a portion of the thermal radiation sometimes called black-body radiation emitted by the object being...
them to a metallic cold plate inside a vacuum chamber which is in thermalcontact with the helium vapour chamber. Continuous-flow cryostats are cooled...
in thermalcontact with the object; most other thermometers (e.g. thermocouples and resistance temperature detectors (RTDs)) are placed in thermal contact...
Thermal ionization, also known as surface ionization or contact ionization, is a physical process whereby the atoms are desorbed from a hot surface, and...
freezing point of pure water. The immersed container can also make better thermalcontact with the salty water and ice mixture than it could with ice alone....