| Webster's Online Dictionary |
| Expressions | Domain | Definition | |
| Heat transfer | Aerospace | The transfer or exchange of heat by radiation, conduction, or convection within a substance and between the substance and its surroundings. Radiation represents the transfer of radiant energy from one region to another by electromagnetic waves, with or without an intervening medium. Conduction, or diffusion of heat, implies the elastic impact of fluid molecules, without any net transfer of matter. Convection arises from the mixing of relatively large volumes of fluid because of the fluid motion and may be due either to local temperature inequalities (free convection) or to an applied pressure gradient (forced convection). (references) | |
| Heat transfer | Energy | The flow of heat from one area to another by conduction, convection, and/or radiation. Heat flows naturally from a warmer to a cooler material or space. (references) | |
| Heat transfer | Physics | Flow of heat energy induced by a temperature difference. Heat flow through a building envelope typically flows from a heated, or hot area to a cooled, or cold area. (references) | |
| Heat Transfer Agent | Administration | A liquid or gas that functions in a Heat Exchanger to facilitate the movement of heat from one location to another. For example, the engine coolant in an automobile serves to transfer heat from the engine block to the atmosphere. Likewise, water facilitates the movement of heat from the reactor core to the outside of a nuclear reactor. (references) | |
| Heat transfer efficiency | Energy | Useful heat output released to the room / actual heat produced in the firebox. (references) | |
| Heat transfer fluid | Energy | A gas or liquid used to move heat energy from one place to another; a refrigerant. (references) | |
| Latent Heat Transfer | Administration | The removal or addition of heat when a substance changes state. In the environment, this almost always refers to the release of heat from water upon condensation and the absorption of heat by water upon evaporation. Also see Latent Heat of Condensation and Latent Heat of Vaporization. (references) | |
| Overall coefficient of heat transfer | Physics | The average rate of flow of heat through a medium or a system, expressed (Elsevier's dictionary of nuclear science and technology). Source: European Union. (references) | |
| Radiant heat transfer | Environment | Radiant heat transfer occurs when there is a large difference between the temperatures of two surfaces that are exposed to each other, but are not touching. (references) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
Topics by Level of Interest: HEAT TRANSFER | ||||
| Topics sorted by level of Interest | Level (1=low, 600=high) | Topics sorted Alphabetically | Level (1=low, 600=high) | |
| Heat transfer | 34 | Convective heat transfer | 16 | |
| Convective heat transfer | 16 | Enhanced heat transfer | 5 | |
| Heat transfer coefficient | 15 | Heat transfer | 34 | |
| Enhanced heat transfer | 5 | Heat transfer coefficient | 15 | |
| Radiative heat transfer | 2 | Radiative heat transfer | 2 | |
Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses). | ||||
