Thermal Resistance
This article provides thermal conductivity data for a selection of metals and alloys. Thermal conductivity measures a materials ability to allow heat to pass through it via conductance.
This article provides thermal conductivity data for a selection of common materials. Thermal conductivity measures a materials ability to allow heat to pass through it via conductance.
The concept of thermal resistance can be utilised to solve steady state heat transfer problems that involve series, parallel or combined series-parallel components. This article demonstrates how to calculate the total thermal resistance for such systems and how to calculate the thermal resistance for practical geometries such as a pipe wall.
Thermal contact conductance is required to evaluate heat transfer through the interface of two materials and is dependent on a range of material and interface properties. This article provides a brief summary of these properties and a list of thermal contact conductance for a selection of metal-metal pairs.