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Surface area is a factor in the efficiency of heat exchange. A greater surface to mass ratio creates a faster transfer of heat. This is why the heat sink on your CPU has the multiple bars that increase its surface area. If it was just a solid cube (or worse yet a sphere), it would not have nearly the potential to remove heat from the CPU.
Other factors in heat loss or dissipation include temperature differential, humidity, air circulation, and the chemical composition of the materials used.
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How the surface area affects heat loss?
Heat loss of water: The surface area effects the the rate of heat loss because the rate of heat loss increases if the surface are is higher. How: The water is spread out into a bigger space meaning the
How does surface area effect heat loss?
the larger the surface area you have, to more heat that you are going to lose.
How surface area affects heat loss?
Increasing the Surface Area increases the heat loss. You will find a nice example in the related question link below.
What are the advantages of higher proportion of surface area to volume?
- A higher surface area will increase heat loss as more heat can be radiated. - It may improve an object's ability to float on water. - Increases drag or air resistance when an object is moving - this is why parachutes are used to slow people down when falling.
What is the loss of skin for a larger one?
The answer will depend on a larger WHAT!
How the surface area affects heat loss?
Heat loss of water: The surface area effects the the rate of heat loss because the rate of heat loss increases if the surface are is higher. How: The water is spread out into a bigger space meaning the
How does surface area effect heat loss?
the larger the surface area you have, to more heat that you are going to lose.
Does the diameter surface area and circumference affect the heat loss?
yes heat loss is affected by diameter, circumference and surface area. Heat loss depends on the surface area : volume ratio.......the larger this is the more heat is lost if a cylinder having the same volume but a different surface area...(therefre radius and circumference is different)........the cylinder having the larger surface area will loose heat fastest
How surface area affects heat loss?
Increasing the Surface Area increases the heat loss. You will find a nice example in the related question link below.
What affects the heat loss from objects?
colour, shape, surface area
How the surface area to the volume ratio affects heat loss?
The bigger surface area to volume, the quicker it will lose heat, as it has a bigger surface where the heat can rise and travel out from. If the volume is the same but the surface area is smaller, heat will stay in for longer as there is only a small area for the heat to escape from, meaning it has to go little by little.
What is the relationship between heat loss and surface area?
Well, If the surface area is small, say 1 m2 . And the temperature is 1000C You lose only 2% of your heat. But if the surface area is big/largel, say 10 m2 . And the temperature is still 1000C You lose only 20% of your heat. So the bigger your surface area the bigger your heat loss is. Warning: It is a example, the calculation is not correct!
How the surface are To volume ratio effects heat loss?
The bigger surface area to volume, the quicker it will lose heat, as it has a bigger surface where the heat can rise and travel out from. If the volume is the same but the surface area is smaller, heat will stay in for longer as there is only a small area for the heat to escape from, meaning it has to go little by little. I LOVE MICHAEL JACKSON
The effects of body size on heat loss?
A bigger animal has a small surface area in relation to their large volume. Smaller animals have a bis surface area to volume ratio which mean heat is easier to be lost.
Has a penguin got a small area of volume ratio?
Yes, the larger the surface area to volume ration the more the heat loss is, therefore, they've got smaller surface area to volume ration.
What are the two factors that affect the rate of heat gain or loss of am object through radiation?
Surface area and temperature gradient
How would the shape of an object affect the rate of change in temperature?
The larger the surface area the faster the rate of heat loss will be.
