Temperature prediction of a material

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around calculating the necessary oven settings and time required to heat a piece of copper to specific target temperatures. Participants explore the relationship between temperature change, specific heat, mass, and time in the context of thermal dynamics.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant seeks to determine the oven temperature and time needed to achieve specific temperature increases in copper.
  • Another participant suggests that the original poster should have a foundational understanding of physics to tackle the problem.
  • A participant mentions the importance of specific heat and mass in calculating temperature changes and expresses a plan to conduct experiments to gather data.
  • There is a reiteration of the relationship between specific heat, mass, and temperature change as a starting point for calculations.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not reach a consensus on a specific method or formula for the calculations, and multiple approaches are suggested without resolution.

Contextual Notes

Participants reference the need for basic equations related to specific heat and mass, but no specific equations are provided or agreed upon. The discussion lacks detailed mathematical steps or assumptions that may be necessary for accurate calculations.

Who May Find This Useful

This discussion may be useful for individuals interested in thermal dynamics, specifically in practical applications of heating materials and understanding the principles of specific heat.

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I was not sure where to post this question so if anyone has a better home for it please advise.

I am trying calculate how much temperature a given mass is required to be heated to (oven setting) to reach a target temperature on the surface of a metal like copper. I also need to know this setting vs time. For example if I have piece of copper and it is in an oven for 30 seconds and I want to raise it 1,2,3, 10, 20 degree celsius what setting will I need to achieve this in the given time? Also vise versa, how much time at a given set point would be required to change temp by a target 1,2,3, 10, 20 degrees Celsius.
 
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curiouskk said:
I was not sure where to post this question so if anyone has a better home for it please advise.

hi there :smile:

Since you gave your thread an "A" tag, it assumes you have got a university degree in physics or similar
so you should have a pretty good idea where to start with working something like this out

so where have you go to so far ?
[Mentor's note: The thread tag was changed to 'B' after this was written]
 
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Sorry new to this was asking for upto an A level response. My plan is to just run a bunch of tests then gather data and analyze trend but wanted to see if there was any basic equations that would be related
Best guess is some relationship between the specific heat and mass of the object...
 
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curiouskk said:
Best guess is some relationship between the specific heat and mass of the object...

Yes start with that. You should know the relationship so get calculating.
 

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