The effect that was described was absolutely NOT a result of thermal conductivity being a function of temperature.
It was a dynamic effect... a transient condition. The result of applying a short heat pulse to a long Time Constant, distributed system. Do the simulation I suggested hours ago. -John ============== >> Tom >> >> The thermal conductivity isnt constant with temperature. >> It also varies between different crystalline forms of the same material. This can be seen in more comprehensive tables of thermal conductivity. In particular at cryogenic temperatures the thermal conductivity can change dramatically (eg in superconductors) >> >> Bruce > > Excellent. Not constant; and perhaps not even linear? > > If you run across a thermal conductivity table for steel > from say 0 to 1000 C let us know. From that graph we > should be able to calculate what Rex felt when he put the > red hot (1500 F?) end of the 1 inch bar into cold water. > > Better yet, if some metal or material has an even more > pronounced thermal conductivity function it would make > a great party trick. > > /tvb > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- time-nuts@febo.com To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
