Heat Transfer Calculator

✖Thermal potential difference is the difference in electric potential between two points in an electric field(T2-T1).ⓘ Thermal Potential Difference [T_vd]			+10% -10%
✖Thermal resistance is a heat property and a measurement of a temperature difference by which an object or material resists a heat flow.ⓘ Thermal Resistance [R_th]			+10% -10%

✖Heat Flow Rate can be referred as the flow of thermal energy through a body per unit time.ⓘ Heat Transfer [Q_h]

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Heat Transfer

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Q h = \frac{T vd}{R th}

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20.6 W = \frac{103 K}{5 K/W}

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Heat Transfer Solution

STEP 0: Pre-Calculation Summary

Formula Used

Heat Flow Rate = Thermal Potential Difference/Thermal Resistance
Q_h = T_vd/R_th
This formula uses 3 Variables

Variables Used

Heat Flow Rate - (Measured in Watt) - Heat Flow Rate can be referred as the flow of thermal energy through a body per unit time.
Thermal Potential Difference - (Measured in Kelvin) - Thermal potential difference is the difference in electric potential between two points in an electric field(T2-T1).
Thermal Resistance - (Measured in Kelvin per Watt) - Thermal resistance is a heat property and a measurement of a temperature difference by which an object or material resists a heat flow.

STEP 1: Convert Input(s) to Base Unit

Thermal Potential Difference: 103 Kelvin --> 103 Kelvin No Conversion Required
Thermal Resistance: 5 Kelvin per Watt --> 5 Kelvin per Watt No Conversion Required

STEP 2: Evaluate Formula

Substituting Input Values in Formula

Q_h = T_vd/R_th --> 103/5

Evaluating ... ...

Q_h = 20.6

STEP 3: Convert Result to Output's Unit

20.6 Watt --> No Conversion Required

FINAL ANSWER

20.6 Watt <-- Heat Flow Rate

(Calculation completed in 00.004 seconds)

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Heat Transfer Formula

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Q_h = T_vd/R_th

What is heat transfer?

Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of thermal energy between physical systems. Heat transfer is classified into various mechanisms, such as thermal conduction, thermal convection, thermal radiation, and transfer of energy by phase changes.

How to Calculate Heat Transfer?

Heat Transfer calculator uses Heat Flow Rate = Thermal Potential Difference/Thermal Resistance to calculate the Heat Flow Rate, Heat Transfer, any or all of several kinds of phenomena, considered as mechanisms, that convey energy and entropy from one location to another. Heat Flow Rate is denoted by Q_h symbol.

How to calculate Heat Transfer using this online calculator? To use this online calculator for Heat Transfer, enter Thermal Potential Difference (T_vd) & Thermal Resistance (R_th) and hit the calculate button. Here is how the Heat Transfer calculation can be explained with given input values -> 20.6 = 103/5.

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What is Heat Transfer?

Heat Transfer, any or all of several kinds of phenomena, considered as mechanisms, that convey energy and entropy from one location to another and is represented as Q_h = T_vd/R_th or Heat Flow Rate = Thermal Potential Difference/Thermal Resistance. Thermal potential difference is the difference in electric potential between two points in an electric field(T2-T1) & Thermal resistance is a heat property and a measurement of a temperature difference by which an object or material resists a heat flow.

How to calculate Heat Transfer?

Heat Transfer, any or all of several kinds of phenomena, considered as mechanisms, that convey energy and entropy from one location to another is calculated using Heat Flow Rate = Thermal Potential Difference/Thermal Resistance. To calculate Heat Transfer, you need Thermal Potential Difference (T_vd) & Thermal Resistance (R_th). With our tool, you need to enter the respective value for Thermal Potential Difference & Thermal Resistance and hit the calculate button. You can also select the units (if any) for Input(s) and the Output as well.

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