Thermal resistance is a heat property and a measurement of a temperature difference by which an object or material resists a heat flow (heat per time unit or thermal resistance). Thermal resistance is the reciprocal of thermal conductance.
- Thermal resistance R has the units (m2K)/W.
- Specific thermal resistance or specific thermal resistivity Rλ in (K·m)/W is a material constant.
- Absolute thermal resistance Rth in K/W is a specific property of a component. It is e.g., a characteristic of a heat sink.
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“The free man is a warrior.—How is freedom measured among individuals, among peoples? According to the resistance that must be overcome, according to the trouble it takes to stay on top. The highest type of free man must be sought where the highest resistance is constantly overcome: five steps away from tyranny, close to the threshold of the danger of servitude.”
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