heat conduction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofheatandconduction
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heat
noun
uk/hiːt/us/hiːt/
the quality of being hot or warm, or the temperature ...
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conduction
noun[U]
uk/kənˈdʌk.ʃən/us/kənˈdʌk.ʃən/
the process by which heat or electricity goes through ...
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(Definition ofheatandconductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The above directheatconductionproblem is solved using a technique called the finite difference method.
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A system of equations, including equations for solidheatconduction, plasma generation and the plasma expansion was formulated.
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This comprises the power dissipated by viscosity and byheatconduction.
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The present distribution would be altered, however, by the inclusion ofheatconductionin the analysis.
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We will ignore and concentrate on the role ofheatconductionand chemical reactions.
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This just expresses normalheatconductionwith a sink term representing latent heat being taken up by melting.
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It allows us to hope that more sophisticated plasma heating andheatconductionmechanisms will not change this picture.
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He was able to show elegantly the effects ofheatconduction, surface accumulation, and ice flow on the steady-state temperature distribution.
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So to find the temperature distribution andheatconduction, the following assumptions are made; 1!
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The waves propagating from an oscillating plane piston into a vibrationally relaxing gas are calculated by an exact numerical method ignoring viscosity andheatconduction.
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The production of current density by laser metal interaction is responsible for suchheatconduction.
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The empirically derived coefficients assumed an analogy between unsteady diffusion (orheatconduction) and the experimental results.
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Along the integral curve the dissipation mechanisms areheatconductionbetween 1 and 5 and viscosity (7 and 7") between 5 and 2.
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They also have goodheatconductionand low viscosity at low temperature.
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In our simulations, the electronheatconductionplays a major role also with respect to the propagation of the burn wave.
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This shock wave, assisted by electronheatconduction, produced an igniting spark in the precompressed matter.
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In this case, theheatconductionlosses and the plasma shielding effects reduce the ablation efficiency.
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