Summary of chapter three - Edgar Josué Casarrubias Cárdenas 7A

15 Steady heat conduction terms

The glossary contains vocabulary and key concepts from the summary of Chapter 3 of the book 'Heat Transfer a practical approach' to get familiar with the terminology.

Conduction shape factor: Noun.; The ratio of a heat-transfer-area to a heat-transfer-length.; Example: The conduction shape factor depends on the geometry of the system only.; en: Factor de forma en la conducción.
Convection resistance: Noun.; The thermal resistance of the surface against heat convection.; Example: When the convection heat transfer coefficient is very large, the convection resistance becomes zero.; en: Resistencia a la convección.
Critical radius of insulation: Noun.; The ratio between the thermal conductivity of the insulation and the external convection heat transfer coefficient.; Example: It's important to know the critical radius of insulation of the plastic cover.; en: Relación crítica de aislamiento.
Cylinder conduction resistance: Noun.; The thermal resistance of the cylindrical layer against heat conduction.; Example: The cylinder conduction resistance depends on its inner radius, outer radius, length, and average thermal conductivity.; en: Resistencia a la conducción del cilindro.
Efficiency: Noun.; The ratio of desired output to required input.; Example: The fin efficiency decreases with increasing fin length because of the decrease in fin temperature with length.; en: Eficiencia.
Fin effectiveness: Noun.; The ratio of the heat flow through the fin to that which would flow through the primary surface if the fin were not present.; Example: The fin efficiency and fin effectiveness are related to the performance of the fin.; en: Eficacia de la aleta.
Fin efficiency: Noun.; The ratio between the actual heat transfer rate from the fin divided and the ideal heat transfer rate from the fin if the entire fin were at base temperature.; Example: Fin efficiency relations are developed for fins of various profiles.; en: Eficiencia de la aleta.
Interface resistance: Noun.; A measure of an interface's resistance to thermal flow, also known as thermal boundary resistance.; Example: Thermal interface resistance occurs whenever two solids of different materials are brought together to form an interface.; en: Resistencia de la interfase.
Plane wall conduction resistance: Noun.; The thermal resistance of the wall against heat conduction.; Example: The plane wall conduction resistance depends on its geometry and thermal properties.; en: Resistencia a la conducción de pared plana.
Radiation resistance: Noun.; The thermal resistance of a surface against radiation.; Example: The convection and radiation resistances are parallel to each other and may cause some complications in the thermal resistance network.; en: Resistencia a la radiación.
Sphere conduction resistance: Noun.; The thermal resistance of the spherical layer against heat conduction.; Example: We find the sphere conduction resistance using the analysis of the cylindrical layer by taking the surface area of a sphere formula.; en: Resistencia a la conducción de la esfera.
Surface: Noun.; The outside part or uppermost layer of something.; Example: A surface contains no volume or mass, and thus no energy.; en: Superficie.
Thermal contact conductance: Noun.; The convection heat transfer coefficient.; Example: The thermal contact conductance is highest for soft metals with smooth surfaces at high pressure.; en: Conductancia térmica por contacto.
Thermal contact resistance: Noun.; The resistance per unit interface area. It is equal to the inverse of thermal contact conductance.; Example: The concept of thermal contact resistance explains the effect of interface on heat transfer.; en: Resistencia térmica por contacto.
Total thermal resistance: Noun.; A heat property and a measurement of a temperature difference by which an object or material resists a heat flow.; Example: The overall heat transfer coefficient is equal to the inverse of the total thermal resistance.; en: Resistencia térmica total.