▲ 302 ▼ Now we're cooking with gas! (thelemmy.club) submitted 2 days ago by marighost@piefed.social to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 62 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] lagg_mine@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 child) This should make the thermal conductivity worse no? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Devial@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (2 children) Yes it would. Adding material generally makes thermal conductivity worse. There is no material with negative thermal resistance, so adding more will always increase thermal resistance by at least a bit. The only exception is 3D geometries, where an increase in surface area due to the extra material can outweigh the effect of the added material, and lead to a net increase in thermal transfer. This can lead to a paradoxical effect, where ADDING insulation around a pipe leads to HIGHER transfer than with less insulation material, because the added material increases the exterior diameter, and therefore surface area. (Heatsinks are also a good example. It is more material than just the component by itself, but increases surface area by such a massive amount that it more than outweighs the added material) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Not only that, you add two changes in material on top (copper > glue > pan), which add even more resistance permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago You are not supposed to out gloves on infants, only mittens, because it makes their hands colder. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Devial@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (2 children) Yes it would. Adding material generally makes thermal conductivity worse. There is no material with negative thermal resistance, so adding more will always increase thermal resistance by at least a bit. The only exception is 3D geometries, where an increase in surface area due to the extra material can outweigh the effect of the added material, and lead to a net increase in thermal transfer. This can lead to a paradoxical effect, where ADDING insulation around a pipe leads to HIGHER transfer than with less insulation material, because the added material increases the exterior diameter, and therefore surface area. (Heatsinks are also a good example. It is more material than just the component by itself, but increases surface area by such a massive amount that it more than outweighs the added material) permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Not only that, you add two changes in material on top (copper > glue > pan), which add even more resistance permalink fedilink source parent [–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago You are not supposed to out gloves on infants, only mittens, because it makes their hands colder. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] UnfortunateShort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago Not only that, you add two changes in material on top (copper > glue > pan), which add even more resistance permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Simulation6@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 day ago You are not supposed to out gloves on infants, only mittens, because it makes their hands colder. permalink fedilink source parent