[sudo-discuss] thermal conductivity question

[William Gillis]

Think of it this way: Heat (at a single point) flows in a single direction
because there's almost always going to be a single direction to the lowest
adjacent temperature, therefore heat flow on the smallest level is a
(1)vector.


On Fri, Aug 8, 2014 at 4:54 PM, Jake <jake at spaz.org> wrote:

> can someone help me understand the unit W/m.K
>
> it's a measurement of thermal conductivity of a material.  I don't really
> understand.  I get W/K or K/W but i don't understand where the meter comes
> in.
>
> For a flat material of a specified thickness, i would understand watts per
> degree per square meter, but i don't get the single meter thing.
>
> here is an example:
> http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S001122759700146X
>
> how does that measurement work?
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