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thermal column (or
thermal) is a
rising m**** of
buoyant air, a
convective current in the atmosphere, that
transfers heat
energy vertically.
Thermals are...
- The
thermal conductivity of a
material is a
measure of its
ability to
conduct heat. It is
commonly denoted by k {\displaystyle k} , λ {\displaystyle \lambda...
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Thermal blooming or
thermal lensing occurs when high-energy
laser beams propagate through a medium. It is the
result of
nonlinear interactions that occur...
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Thermal paste (also
called thermal compound,
thermal grease,
thermal interface material (TIM),
thermal gel, heat paste, heat sink compound, heat sink paste...
- of an object. The
ability of the
object to
conduct heat is
known as its
thermal conductivity, and is
denoted k. Heat
spontaneously flows along a temperature...
- The term "
thermal energy" is used
loosely in
various contexts in
physics and engineering,
generally related to the
kinetic energy of
vibrating and colliding...
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Thermal velocity or
thermal speed is a
typical velocity of the
thermal motion of
particles that make up a gas, liquid, etc. Thus, indirectly,
thermal...
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Thermal insulation is the
reduction of heat
transfer (i.e., the
transfer of
thermal energy between objects of
differing temperature)
between objects in...
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Thermal engineering is a
specialized sub-discipline of
mechanical engineering that
deals with the
movement of heat
energy and transfer. The
energy can...
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Thermal radiation is
electromagnetic radiation emitted by the
thermal motion of
particles in matter.
Thermal radiation transmits as an electromagnetic...
