thermal resistance

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thermal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈθɜː.məl/us
/ˈθɝː.məl/
connected ...
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resistance
noun
uk
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/us
/rɪˈzɪs.təns/
the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to ...
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Thermalresistanceprofiles were made to confirm the origin of isolated strains.
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These factors will constrain the type of components that can be used, such as brushless motors and motors with highthermalresistance.
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The designer's free parameter is thethermalresistanceof the converter.
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The thermal conductance of that particular construction is the inverse of thethermalresistance.
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Assuming a constant thermal flux is applied across an interface, this interfacialthermalresistance will lead to a finite temperature discontinuity at the interface.
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Thethermalresistancethen results from the transfer of phonons across the interface.
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Another surprising behavior of thethermalresistancewas observed in the pressure dependence.
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The application of thermal pipe insulation introducesthermalresistanceand reduces the heat flow.
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Thermalresistancevaries with temperature but it is common practice in construction to treat it as a constant value.
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The effectivethermalresistanceof an enclosed air cavity is strongly influenced by radiative heat transfer and distance between the two surfaces.
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Understanding thethermalresistanceat the interface between two materials is of primary significance in the study of its thermal properties.
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Thisthermalresistancecauses the temperature on the surface of the clothing to be less than the temperature on the surface of the skin.
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Using the equations 5 to 13 and the dimensional data in, thethermalresistancefor the fins was calculated for various air flow rates.
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However,thermalresistance"per unit price" is much less than conventional materials.
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The sum of these resistances is the totalthermalresistancefrom the die to the ambient air.
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On the other hand, applications requiring good thermal isolation such as jet engine turbines would benefit from interfaces with highthermalresistance.
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The air pockets within the pellet provide excellentthermalresistancewhen used as underfloor insulation within solid floor construction.
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Depending on design, the wearer may be encapsulated in a microclimate, due to an increase inthermalresistanceand decrease in vapor permeability.
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It is also used for components of turbochargers because of itsthermalresistance.
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Working in units ofthermalresistancegreatly simplifies the design calculation.
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