Principles of Technology

Thermal Resistance (4:4)

Video Study Guide

 

What is the radio saying?

 

Water takes heat away from your body ______________ times faster than air.

 

How does the survival suit protect your body?

 

What 2 ways does it do this?

1.

 

2.

 

What would cause the heat to be pulled from the men's bodies if they weren't wearing a survival suit?

 

Give the formula for thermal resistance and define the variables.

 

What are space suits filled with to help prevent a large delta-T?

 

What is the opposite of a thermal resistor, and what is the purpose?

 

What is the temperature of liquid nitrogen ______________ and how is it kept that cold?

 


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