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An ice cube held in a hand begins to melt
Dahlia Miller
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∙ 11y agoThere are 3 types of heat transfer:
Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Conduction is the energy of one particle being transferred directly to another by contact.
Examples:
Touch your stove top, I dare you. (Just kidding don't).
Heating metal by placing it in hot coals.
Convection is the transfer of heat through fluids.
Examples:
Heating and air conditioning.
Radiation is the transfer of heat through a transparent medium. Works exactly like light.
Example:
The sun.
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∙ 14y agoTo discover heat conduction in materials
You need...
- A wooden spoon
- A big metal spoon
- A plastic spoon
- A glass rod
- Various kinds of metal rods or bars (brass, steel, silver, copper, aluminum, tin, etc.)
- A pot of boiling water
- Thermometer
- Masking tape
- A clock or stopwatch
Boil up some water in a large pot and bring it over to your test bench. For a quick test, place three items in the hot water, such as a plastic spoon, a glass rod, and a metal rod. Feel the parts that are sticking out of the water. Which one is getting hotter fastest?
For a more detailed experiment, fasten the thermometer to one end of the bar, rod or spoon with masking tape. Check the clock and write down the time. Put the non-thermometer end of the item into the boiling water. Every 15 seconds write down the temperature of the thermometer. Do this for at least three different materials, preferably more. Graph your results on a chart that plots temperature vs time. Which materials conduct heat best?
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∙ 11y agoGet a metal rod. Place one end in a flame while holding the other. When it starts burning your hand, you have conduction.
Boiling water on an electric stove is one example of conduction heat transfer.
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∙ 12y agoare you talking about thermal kinetic energy? If so, anything that uses fire is thermal kinetic energy. For example a stove
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∙ 6y agowalking barefoot on a hot street and it burns your toes
Heating a fry pan on a stove top
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∙ 11y ago-ice in a drink
- flat iron
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Is conduction a method of heat transfer?
Yes. the other 2 methods by which heat is transferred is via convection and radiation.
Is the heat you fell from a fireplace called radiation?
Some of it is though you also get convection an conduction heat transfer
What does heat transfer in a fluid take place by?
Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow is a wide subject, worth years of college.Heat transfer has three modes; conduction, convection and radiation. (Also phase change, not applicable here.)Most heat transfer in fluids (gases or liquids) is by convection. Depending on conditions, some small amount of conduction and radiation can also be significant.
Why the vacuum between the glass walls of the flask reduces heat transfer by conduction and convection?
In order for heat to transfer by convection, there has to be air or water in order for the molecules to move from place to place. So both these heat transfer techniques require a medium of some sort. In a vacuum, there's no particles at all, so there is no medium present in order for these heat transfers to apply.
Does Floor Insulation reduce conduction convection or Radiation?
Consider for a moment how each form of heat energy is transmitted.Conduction requires contact, physical connection between the heat source and the conducting material and the receiver. A conventional electric stove element is a good example of this. As the floor is not floating in air, some conduction of heat does occur, it is difficult to insulate from completely, but the transfer is negligible.Convection is the transfer of heat via a fluid matrix. Think air conditioner coil here. Another example of convection transfer is seen in a convection oven where the fluid matrix is heated air.Radiation is the transfer of any form of energy by excitation of atoms or molecules. A microwave or the infrared heat energy of the sun are good examples of this. However, occasionally radiation doesn't need medium for transfer.In many case heat is transferred through combinations of two or even the three heat transfer modes: conduction, convection, and radiation.Homes are insulated to prevent conduction of heat or cold by contact with heated or cooled air.
What is the transfer of heat by the movement of heated matter?
Convection because some examples of this is through liquid and/or gas.
Is conduction a method of heat transfer?
Yes. the other 2 methods by which heat is transferred is via convection and radiation.
What is the transfer of thermal energy by the movement of a fluid?
Convection
What are some ways that conduction and convection are the same?
They both have to do with the transfer of heat energy.
What are some examples of heat transfer?
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Is the heat you fell from a fireplace called radiation?
Some of it is though you also get convection an conduction heat transfer
what are some examples of non convection?
*Heat is an non example*liquid*Gas
What is the difference between conductionconvection and radiation?
Conduction: Transfer of heat from one object touching another Convection: Transfer of heat by a gas or liquid, Convection current is created when the gas or liquid warms up and rises, then gives up some of the heat and then falls to be heated again. Radiation: The transfer of heat by energy transfer alone, like sunlight.
What process is a method of heat transfer but it does not contribute to the moving heat energy in and around the earth?
There are three means of heat transfer, Convection, conduction, and radiation. All three occur to some degree in all heat transfer processes.
What are some examples of heat convection?
hot air rises where as cold air falls
What does heat transfer in a fluid take place by?
Heat Transfer and Fluid Flow is a wide subject, worth years of college.Heat transfer has three modes; conduction, convection and radiation. (Also phase change, not applicable here.)Most heat transfer in fluids (gases or liquids) is by convection. Depending on conditions, some small amount of conduction and radiation can also be significant.
Why the vacuum between the glass walls of the flask reduces heat transfer by conduction and convection?
In order for heat to transfer by convection, there has to be air or water in order for the molecules to move from place to place. So both these heat transfer techniques require a medium of some sort. In a vacuum, there's no particles at all, so there is no medium present in order for these heat transfers to apply.
