2006-11-03 02:40:30 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Hi. From the web, they use the constant 'k' : http://answers.yahoo.com/question/;_ylt=Aku8q5AETPeTKbquDgodzrYezKIX?link=answer&.crumb=xa6shFEtoH4&qid=20061103074030AA2hrrt&.done=http%253A%252F%252Fanswers.yahoo.com%252Fquestion%252Findex%253Fqid%253D20061103074030AA2hrrt
Thermal conductivity = heat flow rate × distance / (area × temperature difference).
2006-11-03 02:44:17 · answer #1 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The units of thermal conductivity in a table in my book are
(KCal/sec) / (Meter^2*degreeC/Meter).
To get heat conduction in KCal/sec, multiply the thermal conductivity times (the area of cross section) and (temp delta/unit length).
2006-11-03 04:44:08 · answer #2 · answered by sojsail 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some call the bulk material property the Greek letter rho.
2006-11-03 03:47:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
W/mK
2006-11-03 03:36:21 · answer #4 · answered by Dvidid/0 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋