I think you're talking about a heat engine or heat mover..
The thermal energy required to change state is taken from the environment; which in this case is the melt water.
The kinetic energy of a system.
There is no opposite of thermal energy.Thermal energy is energy that comes from heat, and therefore comparable to temperature. There is no "opposite of temperature," and there is no "opposite of thermal energy."If an object has high thermal energy, it is hot. The opposite of that would be having low thermal energy, or being cold.
Changes the temperature of the substance
Thermal energy is a product of two variables; the temperature, and the mass. If two objects having the same mass were heated to the same temperature, they would have the same thermal energy. If an object weighing ten grams was heated to 1000º C, it would have less thermal energy than an object weighing 2 tons, heated to 100º C. To demonstrate this, imagine the amounts of ice each of the above objects could melt.
A device that heats a home by removing thermal energy from one location and transferring it to another location is a heat mover. An example of a heat mover is a refrigerator.
Heat Pump
A device that converts electric energy into thermal energy. A device that regulates the temperature of a system. A device that uses electric energy to transfer thermal energy from a cooler location to a warmer location. A machine that converts thermal energy into mechanical energy.
Grilling a steak increases the thermal energy by transferring heat from the grill to the steak. This results in the meat cooking and increasing in temperature.
Heat energy stops transferring when two objects in contact reach thermal equilibrium, meaning they are at the same temperature. At this point, there is no temperature difference to drive further heat transfer.
Heat engines use thermal energy to generate mechanical work by transferring heat from a high-temperature reservoir to a low-temperature reservoir. Refrigerators keep things cold by using a refrigerant to absorb heat from the inside of the unit and release it outside, thereby maintaining a lower temperature inside.
In a conductor, thermal energy is transferred through the process of conduction. This occurs as the particles of the conductor vibrate and collide with neighboring particles, transferring energy along the material. The rate of thermal energy transfer depends on factors such as the material's conductivity and temperature difference.
Thermal energy flows from an object with a higher temperature to one with a lower temperature until thermal equilibrium is reached. This flow can occur through conduction, convection, or radiation, depending on the medium through which the energy is transferring. The rate of heat transfer is dependent on factors such as the temperature difference, the thermal conductivity of the material, and the surface area involved.
Heat is the thermal energy that flows from a material with a higher temperature to one with a lower temperature. This flow of heat occurs due to the temperature difference between the two materials, with heat transferring in the direction of decreasing temperature.
conduction!
Radiators and condensers.
Conduction is the transfer of thermal energy through the motion of particles, caused by temperature differences. It occurs in solids, liquids, and gases when atoms or molecules collide with each other, transferring heat energy.