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11.1 Conduction
11.2 Convection
11. Heat Transfer 11.3 Radiation
11.4 Global warming
By Liew Sau Poh
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Objectives Objectives
a) explain the mechanism of heat d) describe and calculate heat conduction
conduction through solids, and hence, through a cross-sectional area of layers of
distinguish between conduction through different materials
metals and non-metals e) compare heat conduction through
b) define thermal conductivity insulated and non-insulated rods
c) use the equation Q f) describe heat transfer by convection
kA 2 1
t x g) distinguish between natural and forced
for heat conduction in one dimension convection
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11.1 Conduction
The type of energy transfer that is due to
atoms transferring vibrations to
11.1 Conduction neighboring atoms is called thermal
conduction.
The rate of thermal conduction
depends on the substance.
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11.1 Conduction 11.1 Conduction
A metal rod heated at one end will transfer Ions in the lattice structure of a solid can also
thermal energy to the other end by vibrate, causing their neighbors to vibrate.
conduction. The neighbors then cause their neighbors to
In this method, some of the electrons in the shake, and the process spreads until the solid
metal (called conduction electrons) are free to approaches thermal equilibrium.
roam and collide with other electrons. This spreads more slowly then electron
Metals like copper are good conductors. collisions so that materials that do not have
Water is not a good conductor, rather it is many free electrons are not good thermal
considered to be an insulator, a poor conductors.
conductor.
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the experiment.
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11.2 Convection
Thermal conductivity,
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11.2 Convection 11.2 Convection
Convection is heat flow by the movement The air is heated through conduction
of a fluid (particle collision), causing the air to
Convection involves the movement of expand, and its density to decrease.
cold and hot matter, such as hot air rising The warm air is displaced by denser
upward over a flame. colder air.
This effect is the combined effects of
pressure differences, conduction, and
buoyancy.
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11.3 Radiation
Thermal radiation transfers energy
through emission of electromagnetic
11.3 Radiation waves does not require physical contact
Electromagnetic radiation does not
involve the transfer of matter.
Objects reduce their internal energy by
giving off electromagnetic radiation of
particular wavelengths or are heated by
electromagnetic radiation.
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sunlight, gets trapped inside as heat. At ordinary temperatures (~20 C) nearly all
the radiation is in the infrared (wavelengths
All objects radiate energy continuously in longer than visible light)
the form of electromagnetic waves due to At 800 C a body emits enough visible
thermal vibrations of the molecules radiation to be self-luminous and appears
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At 3000 C (incandescent lamp filament) the
radiation contains enough visible light so the
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Black body: intensity vs wavelength at
11.3 Radiation
different temperature
An ideal emitter and absorber of radiation As temperature
is called a blackbody. decreases, the
peak of the black
An ideal black body will absorb totally all body radiation
radiation of any wavelength which fall on curve move to the
it (would appear black). lower intensities
and longer
The radiation emitted by a black-body is wavelength
known as black body radiation.
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in greenhouse
2 are
particularly good absorbers of IR
More greenhouse gasses in the CARBON
atmosphere means more IR is absorbed DIOXIDE AND
METHANE
THE BURNING
OF FOSSIL
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Causes Of Global Warming Causes Of Global Warming
Way It Increases Way It
Gas: Source: Use:
Global Warming: Increases
Gas: Source: Use:
Water vapour and Global
Oceans, lakes, Absorbs Warming:
Water clouds are
rivers, reservoirs. limited
Vapour responsible for nearly Much from break down of Absorption
Humans have little outgoing
(Steam) 98% of the natural Methane organic matter by bacteria of long Approximately
impact upon levels. radiation.
greenhouse effect. (CH4) (rice paddy fields) cows, wave 18%.
Burning of fossil swamps marshes. radiation.
fuels, and forests, Naturally from some
Absorption
breathing animals, oxygen atoms. Ozone in Filters
Carbon of long
less produced by Approximately 50%. the troposphere is due to short wave Difficult to
Dioxide wave Ozone
southern chemical reactions between UV estimate.
radiation.
hemisphere (less sunlight and agents of radiation.
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P = dQ/dt = e AT4
Radiation
Black body radiation