Recent content by JeffD

No, thermo is not my strong suit. That said, what you said makes sense. I think, then, that its the thermal conductivity of a material that I am after. Thanks all.

Gotcha. So Chet, where does one find the rate of heat input, and output, for each little incremental parcel. The rate is a property of the material, empirically derived I assume, that I can look up somewhere? Say for dense wood, or for aluminum, or air or water.

DEvens, thank you for your response. One key thing I am missing, I think, in your explanation. Probably something obvious that thermo-folks take for granted that everyone understands. I get that the heat capacity and thermal conductivity of materials are functions of the material. How does the...

Given a system with known materials of known geometries, and an initial temperature profile, it seems relatively straight forward to calculate a final temperature profile. I assume there are computers that can do this for all kinds of arbitrary systems. What about determining the temperatures...

Looking forward to participating in the conversations. I have a background in power and energy and an interest in everything.