Kapitsa resistance

GPTKB entity

Statements (17)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf physical phenomenon
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs thermal boundary resistance
gptkbp:causedBy mismatch in acoustic impedance
gptkbp:describes temperature discontinuity at interface
gptkbp:firstObserved 1941
gptkbp:hasUnit K·m²/W
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kapitsa resistance
gptkbp:importantFor cryogenics
superfluid helium studies
gptkbp:measures temperature drop across interface
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Pyotr_Kapitsa
gptkbp:relatedTo low temperature physics
Kapitza conductance
gptkbp:studiedBy thermal transport researchers
gptkbp:usedBetween solid and liquid helium
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Pyotr_Kapitsa
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6