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What is Thermal Conductivity?

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What is Thermal Conductivity?

Heat transfer or thermal conduction is the transfer of energy by internal collisions of particles and movement of electrons within the material.

To summarize, the aggregate effect from all collisions results in a net flux of heat energy from the hot body to the colder body.

Broadly speaking there are two methods widely used for measuring the thermal conductivity of objects: Steady-state and non-steady-state (or transient) methods.

Some common thermal conductivity tests are Hot Disk Transient Plane Source (TPS), Heat Flow Meter (HFM),Transient Hot Wire Liquids (THW),Transient Hot Wire Solids (THW), Laser Flash Apparatus (LFA) etc.

Although the gathering and analysis of data is more difficult, this method is more convenient and less time taking.

For example the quality of soil in the area can be a potential risk to the inbuilt cables and pipelines.If a low heat conduction is gauged, cables and pipelines may possibly combust due to the exothermic reaction.

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