thermal diffusion

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thermal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈθɜː.məl/
us
/ˈθɝː.məl/
connected ...
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diffusion
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/
us
/dɪˈfjuː.ʒən/
the action of spreading in ...
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(Definition ofthermalanddiffusionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These knots persist for a time of the order of the verticalthermaldiffusiontime.
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Also, in view of this external unsteadiness, they discarded the slower time dependence with thethermaldiffusiontime scale.
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When this primary flow is very slow,thermaldiffusionfrom the surface 2 = 0 into the medium becomes important, and a thermal boundary layer appears.
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Due to the magnetizing effect thethermaldiffusionlength is limited.
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These were (i) electromagnetic isotopic separation; (ii)thermaldiffusion, and (iii) gaseous diffusion.
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Intramolecular signaling pathways revealed by modeling anisotropicthermaldiffusion.
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Thus, if baro-diffusion dominatesthermaldiffusion, the lighter molecules will be concentrated in the shock.
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The instabilities of these modes and associated electronthermaldiffusioncoefficients are also estimated.
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This behavior has been ascribed to thethermaldiffusionof the temperature rise during a pulse width.
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The horizontalthermaldiffusiontime is 1 month for the 50 em wide tank.
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In these conditions, the degassing process is mainly controlled bythermaldiffusion.
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The soil temperature prediction was improved with a 20-layer soilthermaldiffusionscheme in order to include daily and annual variations.
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The vortex propagates slowly in relation to its rate of growth, and the process is dominated by viscous andthermaldiffusion.
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We have, in contrast, used a smaller tube diameter of 1.7 cm in order to decrease thethermaldiffusiontime across the flow channel.
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Physically, this signifies thatthermaldiffusionproceeds sufficiently quickly to smooth the vertical thermal structure, and justifies the asymptotic theory.
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Further work relating to the effects ofthermaldiffusionwere also described.
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The above relation indicates thatthermaldiffusionlength depends on half power of laser pulse duration.
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In such a case, it might be expected that passing particles mainly contribute to thethermaldiffusion, from the viewpoint of the velocity space integration.
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