Heat Transfer: Electrical Analogy
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Heat Transfer: Electrical Analogy
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| Electrical Analogy for 1D Heat Conduction |
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| By comparing the steady state heat flow equation
with Ohm's Law for current flow through a resistor, we see that they
have similar forms,
   We can therefore draw the following analogies: |
Heat
Flow,  |
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Current, I |
| Temperature Difference, T1 - T2 | |
Voltage Difference, V1 - V2 |
| Thermal Resistance, RT = Dx/k*A | |
Electrical Resistance, R |
| The electrical to heat conduction analogy allows one to apply laws from circuit theory to solve more complicated conduction problems, such as the heat flow through conducting layers attached in parallel or series. |
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