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Name |
Conduction of Heat |
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Equation |
ⅆ
Q
ⅆ
t
=
-
kA
ⅆ
T
ⅆ
x
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Definition of terms |
Q = heat, t = time, k = thermal conductivity, A = area, T = temperature, x = position |
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Comments |
This equation governs the flow of heat (in this case, through a one-dimensional conductor). |
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References
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University Physics , F W Sears, M W Zemansky, 3rd edition, Addison-Wesley, 1967 |
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