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Thermal Conductor

Lumped thermal element transporting heat without storing it

	Description
	The Thermal Conductor component models a heat transfer element that transports heat without storing it.

	Equations
	$Q_{flow} = G \cdot dT$ $G = \frac{Material &period; k \cdot A}{L}$ $dT = T__a - T__b$

Variables

Symbol	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$Q_{flow}$	$W$	Heat flow rate from port a to port b	Q_flow
$dT$	$K$	Temperature difference between port a and port b	dT
$G$	$\frac{W}{K}$	Constant thermal conductance of material	G
$T__a$	$K$	Temperature of port a
$T__b$	$K$	Temperature of port b

Connections

Name	Description	Modelica ID
$port_a$	Thermal port a	port_a
$port_b$	Thermal port b	port_b

Parameters

Symbol	Default	Units	Description	Modelica ID
$A$	$1$	$m^{2}$	Area of the contact surface between nodes	A
$L$	$1$	$m$	Distance between nodes	L
$Material$	$SolidPropertyData1$	$-$	Solid material property data	Material
		$\frac{W}{m \cdot K}$	Material.k is the thermal conductivity of the material	Material.k
		$\frac{J}{kg \cdot K}$	Material.cp is the specific heat capacity of the material	Material.cp
		$\frac{kg}{m^{3}}$	Material.rho is the density of the material	Material.rho

	See Also
	Heat Transfer Library Overview Basic Overview

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