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Conduction
Convection
Radiation
Conduction: The heat transfer due to conduction
takes place if the two bodies at different temperatures
are in contact with each other. It is also true if a
substance is heated from one end. heat transfer takes
place to the other end by conduction.
Convection: When liquid or gas is heated, expansion
takes place. Due to this it becomes lighter and rises up.
Its place is taken by colder or dense fluid. This is a
continuous process and thus heat transfer takes place
due to these currents and heat is distributed through
the mass.
Radiation: The heat transfer due to radiation takes
place from one body to another without effecting the
medium through which heat travels. Heat flow from
sun to earth takes place in this fashion.
All three methods normally are used at the
same time.
All three methods gives off excess heat.
One method may do more and the other
may do less.
Depending on the surrounding conditions.
What are the surrounding
conditions ?
Temperature
RelativeHumidity
Air Motion
SHF = SH/TH
Sensible Heat: It is defined as the amount of heat
required to raise the temperature of 1kg of substance
from 0° C to the desired temperature without changing
its state.
Latent Heat: Latent heat of a substance varies from its
sensible heat as it does not cause any temperature
variation within the body but changes its state i.e..,
from solid to liquid or liquid to gas.
Example: 80 Kcal of heat is absorbed from the
surroundings when 1kg of ice changes into water at a
constant temperature 0° C to freeze it to ice at the same
temperature.
Units of Refrigeration
The unit of refrigeration is termed as
‘Tons of refrigeration’ or simply ‘Tons’
and it is equal to the amount of heat
extracted to enable 1 ton of ice to melt
in 24 hours.
In MKS system 1Ton = 3,000 k cal/hour or
50k cal/min.
In British Units 1 Ton = 12,000 BTU/hr.
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