ME 333

Heat Transfer

Lecture 5
Spring 2018
 Thermal Conductivity

For an isotropic material;

ksolid>kliquid>kgas

• In solids, transport of thermal energy may be due to the migration of free

electrons and lattice vibrational waves.

• The lattice vibration quanta are termed phonons.

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Thermal Conductivity (2)
For Solids;

For Conducting Solids For Non-Conducting Solids

For Fluids;

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The Heat Diffusion Equation

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The Heat Diffusion Equation (2)

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The Heat Diffusion Equation (3)

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The Heat Diffusion Equation (4)

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The Heat Diffusion Equation (5)

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The Heat Diffusion Equation (6)

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The Heat Diffusion Equation (7)

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