Heat transfer
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Conduction
Conduction can be defined as the heat transfer through a substance because of a temperature gradient. The rate of heat transfer by conduction between two regions of a substance is proportional to the temperature difference between them. The constant of propotionality is called thermal conductivity of the material.
Mathematically, it can be described by using the Fourier's law:
Where
![Q = \mbox{Heat conducted}\;[W]](/W/images/math/c/e/5/ce5124f80c7625563c71a92efbe7c2a6.png)
![k = \mbox{Thermal conductivity of the material}\;[W/m\,K]](/W/images/math/1/f/4/1f4bf7ced6f34761ea9094f175e69505.png)
![A = \mbox{Cross-sectional area of the object perpendicular to heat conduction}\;[m^2]](/W/images/math/e/8/2/e822049913bc6a8f3ae4bdc30e02f2a3.png)
![T = \mbox{Temperature}\;[K]](/W/images/math/2/3/c/23cda486a79eec21f05397bb3942be3e.png)
![x = \mbox{Length of the object}\;[m]](/W/images/math/5/9/a/59a8c70d997eb066da1c3eef42a80b56.png)
