José Alexis Vázquez Gutiérrez.

15 Heat transfer module terms

Concepts that will be used in unit 1

Closed system
Noun
Is a system in which the mass is fixed.
Example: An inflated balloon.
es: Sistema cerrado
Conduction
Noun
It is the transfer of heat through the direct contact of the particles of one material with those of another, without transferring matter between the bodies.
Example: When water boils, the flame conducts the heat to the container and after a while it allows the water to be heated.
es: Conducción
Consist of
Verb
Be composed or formed by one thing.
Example: The celebration consists of a dinner and a show.
es: Consiste en
Convection
Noun
It is the heat transfer that exists when a fluid receives heat and moves to transmit it within a space where it is contained.
Example: When water vapor clouds the glass in a bathroom, due to the hot temperature of the water when bathing.
es: Convección
Deal with
Verb
Use or handle a thing the way it is expressed.
Example: We will deal with all of them to compare their effect.
es: Tratar con
Fixed mass
Noun
It is the amount of fixed matter that the system.
Example: The air that has an inflated balloon.
es: Masa fija
Heat transfer
Noun
It is a physical phenomenon that consists of the transfer of heat energy from one medium to another.
Example: When hot liquids transfer heat to the container that contains them, causing the latter to heat up a bit.
es: Transferencia de calor
Inner surface
Noun
It is the inside part of a system.
Example: The water in a pot.
es: Superficie interior
Internal energy
Noun
It is the molecular energy of a system and consists of sensitive, latent, chemical, and nuclear forms.
Example: A usable internal energy is housed in the body of charged batteries.
es: Energía interna
Mass transfer
Noun
Is the net movement of mass from one location to another.
Example: The evaporation of water from a pond into the atmosphere.
es: Transferencia de masa
Open system
Noun
Is a system that involves mass transfer across its borders.
Example: A pot of boiling water.
es: Sistema abierto
Outer surface
Noun
Is the outside of a system.
Example: The balloon.
es: Superficie exterior
Radiation
Noun
It is the transfer of heat by means of electromagnetic waves, so it does not require a medium for its propagation.
Example: The light emitted by an incandescent lamp.
es: Radiación
Total energy
Noun
It is the sum of all forms of energy in a system.
Example: The sum of the internal, kinetic and potential energies.
es: Energía total
Undergo
Verb
It is to make something receive or endure a certain action.
Example: Subject a mass to a certain system.
es: Someterse