Talk:Thermal conductance

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Should be merged with thermal conductivity ?

Not sure. Have changed it to disambig for the moment. Biscuittin (talk) 02:14, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

Definitions

Are Thermal conductance and Thermal conductivity the same thing? I think they are but the article Thermal conductivity seems to suggest not. Expert opinions needed. Biscuittin (talk) 08:44, 23 March 2012 (UTC)

A good description is given here. A closer look to the units announce that there is a difference: Stonovic (talk) 13:50, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

• Thermal conductivity [W/(m·K )] is the quantity of heat transmitted, due to unit temperature gradient, in unit time under steady conditions in a direction normal to a surface of unit area, when the heat transfer is dependent only on the temperature gradient. The thermal conductivity of a system is determined by how molecules comprising the system interact.

• Thermal conductance [W / K ] is the quantity of heat that passes in unit time through a plate of particular area and thickness when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one degree. For a plate of thermal conductivity λ, area A and thickness L this is λA/L.

Requested move 10 February 2024

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: no consensus. Not enough participation for a solid close, can be re-opened later if needed. A redirect from Thermal conduct to the dab would probably be okay. (closed by non-admin page mover) ASUKITE 16:48, 6 March 2024 (UTC)

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Thermal conductance → thermal conduct – Thermal conductance is power divided by temperature. JoshuaAuble (talk) 05:33, 10 February 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. 🌺 Cremastra (talk) 15:07, 18 February 2024 (UTC) — Relisting. ❯❯❯ Raydann^(Talk) 05:16, 26 February 2024 (UTC)

• Oppose: I don't really understand your argument, but in any case no one uses the term 'thermal conduct'. YorkshireExpat (talk) 10:56, 10 February 2024 (UTC)

  My argument is thermal conductance is power divided by temperature so we should rename this to something else like 'thermal conduction (disambiguation)', 'thermal conductivity (disambig)', etc. JoshuaAuble (talk) 04:12, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

  Oh I see! Digging around the Internet, 'thermal conduct' seems to be a noun type construct that could refer to a thing i.e. some tape or paste doing the thermal conducting. Not sure that's the right name in that case. One of your dab terms may be better. YorkshireExpat (talk) 08:59, 14 February 2024 (UTC)

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