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Optical element is heated by laser: is it possible to get oscillating heat distribution?
Imagine that we have thin optical element, which is irradiated by laser. Laser heats element, so there is some heat distribution in element. There is a heat sink through upper and lower element faces ...
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Time constant of ice melt
I'm familiar with problems of "how much ice can you melt given some amount of energy", but I'm writing to get some clarification on the time constant of this event. This question might be somewhat ...
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Why do phonons cause excellent heat conduction in diamonds?
Phonons are the quantum of lattice vibrations in crystals and are not to be confused with photons, the gauge bosons of the electromagnetic force. Apparently, they contribute to heat conduction, but I ...
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How do I measure the temperature of a tiny water droplet?
How do I accurately (+/- 0.1 degrees Celsius or better) measure the temperature of a small (5 to 50 microliter) water droplet without noticeably affecting its temperature?
The mass of a thermistor or ...
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In a non-degenerate plasma, why are e-e collision negligible compared to e-ion for thermal conduction?
I'm trying to make some order of magnitude estimates of heat transfer in stars - to better understand 1) why conduction is said to be negligible (for non-degenerate matter) and 2) when convection ...
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What is the insulative value of water?
I am having a hard to finding what the R value of water is. I am trying to compare it to styrofoam (which has an R-Value of 5).
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Based on the assumption that water has an insulative property, ...
