Saturday, June 13, 2009

Transfer of thermal energy

Heat is the transfer of thermal energy from a hotter to colder region.
Thermal energy is only transferred when there is a difference in temperature.
Thermal energy always flows from a region of higher temperature to a region of lower temperature (temperature gradient) to equalize temperature differences (reach equilibrium).
When thermal equilibrium is reached, there is no net flow of thermal energy.

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