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Thermal Resistance (Conduction)

Thermal Resistance (Conduction): Thermal resistance of a plane wall. A Heat Transfer formula in thermodynamics engineering. Variables R, L, k and A, each with…

Heat Transfer

Specification

Name
Thermal Resistance (Conduction)
Discipline
thermodynamics
Category
Heat Transfer
LaTeX
R = \frac{L}{kA}
Description
Thermal resistance of a plane wall
Can solve for
R, L, k, A
Tags
thermal, resistance, conduction, wall

Variables

Variables for Thermal Resistance (Conduction)
SymbolNameUnitSi UnitImperial Unit
RThermal ResistanceK/WK/W
LThicknessmmft
kThermal ConductivityW/(m·K)W/(m·K)
AAreaft²