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[QUOTE="lewando, post: 5730721, member: 203258"] That is true but when used with Fourier's law of heat conduction: q = k * A * ΔT / L q: heat transfer [W] k: thermal transfer coefficient of the conductor/insulator [W/(mK)] A: contact area [m[SUP]2[/SUP]] ΔT: temperature difference from heat source to heat sink [K] L: length of material between heat source and heat sink [m] the units will be consistent. And hopefully make more intuitive sense. Fourier's law applies to a 3-object system (ideal heat source, conductor/insulator, and ideal heat sink). A 2-object system is a different matter. [URL]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_contact_conductance[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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