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Temperature

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Catalysis; Conduction error; Fine wire thermocouples; Nusselt number correlations; Radiation correction; Time constant

Definition

Temperature has been defined (via the zeroth law) as the observable which is the same for two systems in thermal equilibrium. Using a microscopic point of view, it has also been seen to represent the energy per degree of freedom. From the macroscopic point of view, the temperature is defined as the inverse of the rate of entropy with internal energy if volume and number of particles are held constant in a given system.

Introduction

The temperature in chemically reacting flows serves as an important parameter to characterize wildland fire behavior, intensity, and effects. Understanding the temperature in reacting flows is essential for an accurate understanding of chemical reaction rates and heat transfer. Temperature measurement is also critical in many manufacturing processes and is the most widely measured process variable.

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  1. Mechanical Engineering Department, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, USA

    Ajay V. Singh

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    Samuel L. Manzello

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Singh, A.V. (2018). Temperature. In: Manzello, S. (eds) Encyclopedia of Wildfires and Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51727-8_39-1

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