Fundamentals of heat transfer by conduction, convection, radiation. Steady and transient heat conduction in solids. Forced and free convection in fluids. properties of thermal radiation. Radiation ...

The old saw that a watched pot never boils may not apply to pots given an ultra-thin layer of aluminum oxide, which researchers have reported can double the heat transfer from a hot surface to a ...

Winter jackets keep you warm by managing heat through the three classical modes of heat transfer – conduction, convection and ...

Piezoelectric fans have emerged as a promising technology in thermal management, particularly for applications in electronics cooling. These devices harness the piezoelectric effect to generate ...

Parallel plates: illustration of the quartz plates used to measure heat transfer. (Courtesy: M Ghashami et al/Phys. Rev. Lett.) New insights into why heat transfer between objects is enhanced at very ...

Heat transfer under pressure: A boron arsenide crystal placed between two diamonds in a controlled chamber with thermal energy transported under extreme pressure. (Courtesy: Y Hu) The thermal ...