Entransy
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Half the product of internal thermal energy and temperature. For a given temperature difference, maximization of the entransy dissipation results in the maximum heat flux and thus corresponds to the optimal heat conduction performance. countable, uncountable
"A new physical quantity, E#95;#92;text#123;h#125;#61;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;Q#95;#92;text#123;vh#125;T [where Q#95;#92;text#123;vh#125;#61;Mc#95;#92;text#123;v#125;T is the heat stored in an object; M is the mass; c#95;#92;text#123;v#125; is the specific heat capacity at constant volume; T is the temperature], has been identified as a basis for optimizing heat transfer processes in terms of the analogy between heat and electrical conduction. This quantity, which will be referred to as entransy, corresponds to the electric energy stored in a capacitor."
Example
More examples"A new physical quantity, E#95;#92;text#123;h#125;#61;#92;frac#123;1#125;#123;2#125;Q#95;#92;text#123;vh#125;T [where Q#95;#92;text#123;vh#125;#61;Mc#95;#92;text#123;v#125;T is the heat stored in an object; M is the mass; c#95;#92;text#123;v#125; is the specific heat capacity at constant volume; T is the temperature], has been identified as a basis for optimizing heat transfer processes in terms of the analogy between heat and electrical conduction. This quantity, which will be referred to as entransy, corresponds to the electric energy stored in a capacitor."
Etymology
Blend of en[ergy] + trans[fer] + [abilit]y, introduced on 26 February 2007 by a research group at Tsinghua University led by Professor Guo as a basis for optimizing heat transfer processes (Guo, Zeng-Yuan; Zhu, Hong-Ye; Liang, Xin-Gang. Entransy—a physical quantity describing heat transfer ability International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer, no. 50, pp. 2545–56, available online 26 February 2007). A descriptive concept of entransy, but without using the term ‘entransy’, was first proposed by Professor Guo's group in February 2003 as ‘heat transport potential capacity’.
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