Temperature, Heat
and Heat Transfer
M. Rocha
Physics 2A
Temperature
Temperature is the average kinetic energy of atoms and molecules in matter
When something feels hot is because its atoms and molecules are hitting your skin with a lot of kinetic energy
Temperature is the average kinetic energy in a system
The bucket has more total kinetic energy, but the cup has a greater average kinetic energy (energy per molecule is higher) and thus higher temperature
Temperature Scales
The three scales we use to measure temperature are Centigrade (Celsius), Farenheit and Kelvin
Who the heck uses Celsius anyway?
Everyone but US!
Heat
Heat is the transfer of energy due to differences in temperature. High temperature objects heat (transfer energy to) lower temperature objects.
Thermal Equilibrium
When two objects in contact reach equal temperatures heat transfer stops
Internal energy is the grand total of all the energies inside a substance, i.e. kinetic + rotational + potential energy
Internal Energy
The Internal energy of an object depends on: Temperature, Mass and Composition
Internal energy is the grand total of all the energies inside a substance, i.e. kinetic + rotational + potential energy
Internal Energy
The Internal energy of an object depends on: Temperature, Mass and Composition
Checkpoint
If 1 kg of water stores 400,000 J of internal energy at 100 Kelvin. How much energy would 1 g of water store at the same temperature?
400 Joules
Specific Heat Capacity
When heat is transferred to a material its internal energy rises. How much energy goes into kinetic energy vs. other types of energies depends on the composition of the material, and is called the specific heat capacity of the material
Specific heat capacity is the internal energy required to raise one gram of a material by one degree of temperature
Specific heat capacity is like a thermal inertia since it signifies the resistance of a material to change its temperature
Checkpoint
If the specific heat capacity of a material is 10 Joules/(gram °C), how much heat do you need to raise 1 gram of it by 10 °C?
100 Joules
Specific Heat Capacity
Water has a high specific heat capacity
Water has a high specific heat and is transparent, so it takes more energy to heat up than land does.
The central interior of a large continent usually experiences more extreme temperatures
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Checkpoint
Why is it that the climate in the desert is so hot during the day yet so cold at night?
Because sand has a low specific heat capacity
Thermal Expansion
Due to increased molecular motion, most materials expand as temperature increases
Expansion of Water
Water contracts when heated from 0 to 4 °C
This is because below 4 °C, water is full of ice crystals.
Because water expands below and above 4 °C, water's highest density is a 4 °C
Expansion of Water
Heat Transfer
Conduction, Convetion and Radiation
Heat
Heat is the transfer of energy due to differences in temperature. High temperature objects heat (transfer energy) to lower temperature objects.
- Heat always flows from high temperature objects to low temperature objects.
- Heat flow stops when temperatures equal.
- The methods by which heat flows are conduction, convection and radiation.
Heat Flow
Conduction
Conduction is heat flow by direct contact without any overall transfer of matter.
Some materials are good thermal conductors, while others are insulators.
Conduction
Metal is a good conductor
Materials composed of atoms with “loose” outer electrons are good conductors of heat (and electricity also).
Because metals have the “loosest” outer electrons, they are the best conductors of heat and electricity.
Checkpoint
If you hold one end of a metal bar against a piece of ice, the end in your hand will soon become cold. Does cold flow from the ice to your hand?
False. Heat flows from your hand to the ice
Conduction
Air is a poor conductor/good insulator
Conduction
Air is a poor conductor, good insulator.
A “warm” blanket does not provide you with heat; it simply slows the transfer of your body heat to the surroundings.
Wool, fur and feathers are good insulators mostly due to the air spaces they contain.
Convection
In convection, heat is transferred by movement of the hotter substance (usually a fluid) from one place to another
Buoyancy causes warm air to rise, which carries thermal energy directly by its motion.
Convection
Convection oven has a fan to enhance the circulation of the air, increasing the transfer of heat
Air is a poor thermal conductor but easily transfers heat by convection
Convection
During the day, the land is warmer than the water, and a sea breeze results
At night, the land is cooler than the water, so the air flows in the other direction
Checkpoint
Water has a heat capacity that is about 4 times greater than that of land. That means that for the same amount of energy transferred by the sun, 1 kg of water will
rise in temperature 1/4x as much as 1 kg of land material
Radiation
In radiation, heat is transmitted in the form of radiant energy (electromagnetic waves)
Radiation carries energy, thus transfers heat
Most of the energy in our planet got here via radiation
Radiation
Radiation
Most of the heat from a fireplace goes up the chimney by convection. The heat that warms us comes to us by infrared radiation
Thermal Radiation
All objects continuously emit radiation. Objects at low temperatures emit long waves. Higher-temperature objects emit waves of shorter wavelengths
Human body T~300 K, emits infrared radiation
Intensity
Wavelength
All objects continuously emit radiation. Objects at low temperatures emit long waves. Higher-temperature objects emit waves of shorter wavelengths
Sun T~6000 K, emits visible radiation
Thermal Radiation
Radiation Reflected
Radiation is absorbed and re-emitted in thermal radiation, but not reflected
Black-Body Radiation
Thermal/Blackbody Radiation
Thermal/Blackbody Radiation
Emission and Absorption of Infrared/Thermal Radiation depends on surface color
Thermos bottle eliminates conduction and convection by having double-walled sides with vacuum.
Silvered interior walls minimize heat transfer by radiation
Controling Heat Transfer
Greenhouse Effect
Glass is transparent to sunlight (short-wavelength).
Glass is opaque to infrared radiation (long-wavelength) produced by objects inside greenhouse, trapping the heat
Greenhouse Effect
Earth's atmosphere transparent to sunlight (short-wavelength).
Earth's atmosphere is opaque to infrared radiation (long-wavelength) due to greenhouse gasses (carbon dioxide and water vapor)
Global Warming
Over past 1000 years temperatures were nearly constant until CO2 emissions increased starting with the industrial revolution
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