Fourier's law of heat conduction
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
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| gptkbp:instanceOf |
physical phenomenon
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
gases
liquids solids |
| gptkbp:describes |
heat conduction
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| gptkbp:form |
q = -k ∇T
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| gptkbp:formedBy |
gptkb:Jean-Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier
1822 |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Fourier's law of heat conduction
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| gptkbp:involvesQuantity |
thermal conductivity
heat flux temperature gradient |
| gptkbp:publishedIn |
gptkb:Théorie_analytique_de_la_chaleur
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| gptkbp:state |
the rate of heat transfer through a material is proportional to the negative gradient of temperature and to the area
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| gptkbp:usedIn |
engineering
physics thermodynamics |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Joseph_Fourier
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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