Fundamentals Of Heat Transfer Flashcards

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Conduction and convection are tied to hat kind of motion?

A

Molecular

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What are the three fundamental modes of heat transfer?

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Conduction, convection, and radiation

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Radiation heat transfer is tied to what?

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Electromagnetic waves

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True/false: radiation heat transfer requires a medium such as air or water through which to travel.

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False.

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The movement of heat through a substance or between two substances in contact with each other is called what?

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Conduction

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Which is the most efficient of the 3 types of heat transfers?

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Conduction

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The rate of conduction heat transfer through a material is (blank) to the temperature difference between each surface and (blank) to the thickness of the material.

A

Proportional. Inversely proportional.

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Materials that resist heat flow are called what?

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Thermal insulators

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Convection is heat transfer by the (blank)of heated or cooled (blank)

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Motion. Mass

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True/false: radiative energy travels near the speed of light when unimpeded.

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True

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Radiant heat transfer (does, does not) require a molecular medium for heat transfer to occur.

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Does not

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Radiative energy is classified by length of what?

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Wavelength

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What are the 3 most important waves associated with thermal radiation?

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Ultraviolet, visible light, and infrared

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In radiant heat transfer, higher temperature bodies emit (smaller, larger), (more powerful, less powerful) wavelengths

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Smaller. More powerful

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With translucent materials, the capability of the surface of the receiving body to transmit, absorb, and reflect radiative energy varies with the size of (blank) striking the surface.

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Wavelength

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The radiative energy emitted by the surface of a body is called what?

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Emissive power or emmittence.

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A (blank) is a hypothetical globe-shaped body that absorbs all of the radiative energy striking it, and emits all of this radiative energy.

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Heat passing through materials in a building envelope is called what?

A

Transmission heat loss

18
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Thermal conductivity describes a (blank) material’s ability to (blank)

A

Homogeneous. Transfer heat

19
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A heterogeneous or composite materials ability to transfer heat is called what?

A

Thermal conductance.

20
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A measure of a material’s ability to resist heat transfer is called what?

A

Thermal resistance.

21
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The denser a material, the (more/less) resistance it has to the flow of heat and the (higher/lower) it’s resistance value (R). The lighter, less dense the material, the (higher/lower) it’s R value and insulating value.

A

Lower. Lower. Higher.

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What is total thermal resistance?

A

The insulating ability of a construction assembly of materials, including air films.

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The Total Thermal Resistance of construction assembly of materials is determined by adding the (blank) of each component.

A

Thermal resistances

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the ability of a construction assembly to transfer heat, from exterior to exterior, including air films is called what?
The Overall Coefficient of Heat Transmission
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A (blank) in a building envelope assembly or component is a penetration of the insulation layer by a highly conductive or non insulating material.
Thermal bridge.
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Name three methods to express thermal resistance (R) properties of a construction assembly.
Center of cavity R value Clear-wall R value Whole wall R value
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The center of cavity R value is an R value estimation at a point in the assemblies cross section containing the most (blank)
Insulation
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The clear wall R value is an R value estimation for the exterior wall area containing only (blank) and necessary (blank) for a clear section with no fenestration, corners, or connections between other envelope elements.
Insulation | framing materials
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The whole wall R value is an R value estimation for the (blank) including including the thermal performance of the clear wall area and envelope interference detailsipoh.
Whole opaque wall
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A temperature gradient exists when there is a change in (blank) over some (blank) across a material.
Temperature | Distance
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What is the difference between natural convection and forced convection?
Natural convection occurs naturally and forced convection occurs by mechanical means
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What is heating load?
It is the heat that the HVAC equipment must generate me introduce into the building to Into comfortable conditions.