Temperature Distributions in the Presence of Heat Sources
There are a number of situations in which there are sources of…
Thermal Conductivity, k
As noted previously, thermal conductivity is a thermodynamic property of a material. From the State Postulate given in…
Heat Transfer: Radiation
So we’ve learned that conduction moves heat easiest through solids, and convection…
Heat Transfer: Convection
Convection is how heat passes through fluids. A fluid is anything that…
Heat Transfer: Conduction
We have learned that heat is the energy that makes molecules move.…
What is Heat Pump?
We know that the air-conditioning system is used for cooling the room…
What Happens at Absolute Zero Temperature
The third law of thermodynamics is lesser known of all the three…
What is the First Law of Thermodynamics?
Human beings tend to consider themselves as the creators of the world,…
Definition of Thermodynamics
In our day-to-day lives we come across various conversions of energy from…


