thermal conductance

American  

[thurm-uhl-kuhn-duhk-tuhns] / ˈθɜrm əl kənˈdʌk təns /

noun

1. Thermodynamics. the amount of heat transfer per unit time through a body whose opposite surfaces or ends have a temperature difference of 1 Kelvin. Compare thermal conductivity.

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thermal conductance Scientific  

1. A measure of the ability of a material to transfer heat per unit time, given one unit area of the material and a temperature gradient through the thickness of the material. It is measured in watts per meter per degree Kelvin.

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Example Sentences

They also offered a 1,300% tunability in thermal conductance and reliable performance for more than 1 million switching cycles.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2023

Minimum thermal conductance is readily derived from metabolic chamber data, and it is commonly used to describe an animal's capacity to minimize passive heat transfer.

From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.

In such a stable environment there would be no advantage to a sharply defined seasonal molt cycle that could place an animal in thermoregulatory jeopardy by increasing its thermal conductance.

From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.

Minimum wet thermal conductance calculated for raccoons in summer with Eq.

From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.

Minimum thermal conductance interacts with Ḣb and body mass to set the maximum temperature differential a mammal can maintain without increasing its basal level of heat production.

From Metabolic Adaptation to Climate and Distribution of the Raccoon Procyon Lotor and Other Procyonidae by Mahlke-Johnson, Kathleen P.