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How heat is transferred and measured

Heat flow through an ice cover (see text).

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Also Known As	heat flow

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Heat flow through an ice cover (see text).

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circulation condensation thermal conduction convection vaporization sensible transfer Newton’s law of cooling shock-heating bulk transfer coefficient vertical mixing chemical bonding nuclear fission catalysis nuclear fusion deformation and flow friction work absorption adsorption dispersion

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Osborne Reynolds

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