Thermal encyclopedia
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thermal expansion - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about thermal ...
The coefficient of linear expansion ? is the fractional increase in length per degree temperature rise; area, or superficial, expansion ? is the fractional increase in area per ... (more...)
thermal pollution definition of thermal pollution in the Free Online ...
thermal pollution: see water pollution water pollution, contamination of water resources by harmful wastes; see also sewerage , water supply , pollution , and environmentalism (more...)
thermal conduction: Information from Answers.com
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia: thermal conduction ... Transfer of heat energy resulting from differences in temperature between ... (more...)
Thermal energy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Thermal energy is the sum of the sensible energy and latent energy. (more...)
thermal radiation definition of thermal radiation in the Free Online ...
thermal radiation. Process by which energy is emitted by a warm surface. The energy is electromagnetic radiation and so travels at the speed of light and does not require a medium ... (more...)
Thermal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A thermal column (or thermal) is a column of rising air in the lower altitudes of the Earth's atmosphere. Thermals are created by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface from ... (more...)
thermal conductor
A material that conducts heat well and quickly, i.e., has a relatively high thermal conductivity. Most metals are good thermal conductors but the best thermal conductors of all are ... (more...)
Thermal Pollution - MSN Encarta
Thermal Pollution, harmful increase in water temperature in streams, rivers, lakes, or occasionally, coastal ocean waters. Thermal pollution is caused (more...)
thermal reactor - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about thermal ...
thermal reactor. Nuclear reactor in which the neutrons released by fission of uranium-235 nuclei are slowed down in order to increase their chances of being captured by other ... (more...)
thermal neutron -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
Britannica online encyclopedia article on thermal neutron: any free neutron (one that is not bound within an atomic nucleus) that has an average energy of motion (kinetic energy ... (more...)