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Energy and Heat Transfer. AOS 101 Section 301 - Feb 16 2009. Heat, Temperature, and Energy Transfer. Some basic definitions: Temperature – Related to the energy content of an object. In a gas, the temperature is defined as the average kinetic energy of the gas particles.
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Energy and Heat Transfer AOS 101 Section 301 - Feb 16 2009
Heat, Temperature, and Energy Transfer • Some basic definitions: Temperature – Related to the energy content of an object. In a gas, the temperature is defined as the average kinetic energy of the gas particles.
Heat, Temperature, and Energy Transfer • Some basic definitions: Heat – Related to the energy transfer between two objects. Heat is the transfer of energy from a warm object to a cool object, obeying the 2nd Law of Thermodynamics: “Things fall apart”
Heat, Temperature, and Energy Transfer • Important Note: Temperature =/= Heat You cannot “feel” the temperature of an object, only the heat exchange between yourself and that object. It is related to the object’s temperature, but not the same thing.
HOT COLD Temp
ENERGY TRANSFER HOT COLD Temp
ROOM TEMP ROOM TEMP Temp
More Terms to Know • Specific Heat Capacity –This is the ratio of the amount of energy 1 Kg of a substance requires in order to change its temperature by 1 Kelvin: Q C = T C = Specific Heat Capacity Q = Energy (J) Δ T = Change in Temperature (K)
Kinds of Energy Transfer • There are four kinds of energy transfer: Conduction Convection Advection Radiation
Kinds of Energy Transfer • There are four kinds of energy transfer: Conduction Convection Advection Radiation Conduction, Convection, and Advection require some kind of medium to act through – Radiation does not.
Kinds of Energy Transfer • There are four kinds of energy transfer: Conduction Convection Advection Radiation Air is a poor conductor of heat, therefore Convection, Advection, and Radiation all play large roles in the atmosphere, while Conduction is less important.
Kinds of Energy Transfer Advection • Energy can be transferred from one region to another through the transport of warm or cool air from one place to another – Advection of temperature • Cyclones are especially good at this:
Cool air from the pole is being advected to the south L Warm air from the tropics is being advected to the north
Uniformly cold near the pole L Strong temperature contrast exists along a narrow line Uniformly warm in the tropics
Uniformly cold near the pole Warm Front L Cold Front Uniformly warm in the tropics
L L L L
L L L L “Wave Train”
Kinds of Energy Transfer Convection • Energy can be transferred when a fluid is forced to vertically mix, allowing hot and cold portions of the fluid to make contact and even the temperature out • “Hot air rises and cold air sinks”
Convection • In the atmosphere, convection occurs when relatively warm air is below relatively cool air, forcing the warm air to rise and cold air to sink – “overturning” • Overturning can occur by warming the air at the surface OR cooling the air above
Lake Effect Snow • “Lake effect” snow is a form of convection which occurs when very cold air passes over relatively warm water: Cold Warm S N
Lake Effect Snow • “Lake effect” snow is a form of convection which occurs when very cold air passes over relatively warm water: Cold air from the land is advected over the warm water surface Cold Warm S N
Lake Effect Snow • “Lake effect” snow is a form of convection which occurs when very cold air passes over relatively warm water: Warm air is now underneath cold air, leading to convective overturning Cold Warm Cold S N
Lake Effect Snow • “Lake effect” snow is a form of convection which occurs when very cold air passes over relatively warm water: Rising warm air creates strong convective clouds and snow – “Lake Effect” snow Cold S N
Videos of Convection • Convection Video 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QpriSb6uN4A • Convection Video 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gvHpO26Xv4&feature=related • Convection Video 3 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1sS1TmXF38&feature=related
Kinds of Energy Transfer Radiation • Energy can be transmitted from one object to another through emission and absorption of electro-magnetic waves • The Earth-Atmosphere-Sun system is the most important aspect of this kind of energy transfer for meteorology
Earth-Atmosphere-Sun System Sun Earth Atmosphere
Earth-Atmosphere-Sun System Sun is at ~6000 K, and emits shortwave radiation to the atmosphere Sun Earth Atmosphere
Earth-Atmosphere-Sun System Atmosphere is selectively transparent to solar radiation, allowing it to pass through to the Earth, where it is absorbed Sun Earth Atmosphere
Earth-Atmosphere-Sun System Earth heats up and emits longwave radiation outward, some of which is selectively absorbed by the atmosphere, also heating the atmosphere (the rest escapes to space) Sun Earth Atmosphere
Earth-Atmosphere-Sun System Atmosphere heats up and emits longwave radiation both toward the Earth, and away from the Earth into space Sun Earth Atmosphere
Earth-Atmosphere-Sun System Earth has TWO sources of radiation heating the surface: the Sun AND the atmosphere. This is why the Earth is warmer than 0oF Sun Earth Atmosphere
Earth-Atmosphere-Sun System The more longwave radiation the atmosphere absorbs from the Earth, the more longwave radiation is radiated back to Earth – “Greenhouse Effect” Sun Earth Atmosphere
Radiation • In general, when radiation strikes an object, it can be: Radiation
Radiation • In general, when radiation strikes an object, it can be: Radiation Radiation Transmitted– radiation passes through the object without being absorbed
Radiation • In general, when radiation strikes an object, it can be: Radiation Transmitted– radiation passes through the object without being absorbed Absorbed– radiation is retained by the object and stored energy is manifest as an increase in temp.
Radiation • In general, when radiation strikes an object, it can be: Radiation Reflected– radiation bounces off of object and travels in a new direction Transmitted– radiation passes through the object without being absorbed Absorbed– radiation is retained by the object and stored energy is manifest as an increase in temp.
Radiation • In general, when radiation strikes an object, it can be: Radiation Reflected– radiation bounces off of object and travels in a new direction Transmitted– radiation passes through the object without being absorbed Scattered– radiation strikes a small object and reflects in all directions (though not necessarily equally) Absorbed– radiation is retained by the object and stored energy is manifest as an increase in temp.
Radiation • When radiation strikes an object, it MUST do one or more of these things. There is no radiation that is not transmitted, absorbed, reflected, or scattered: Rtotal=Rtrans+Rabs+Rref+Rscat Reflected– radiation bounces off of object and travels in a new direction Transmitted– radiation passes through the object without being absorbed Scattered– radiation strikes a small object and reflects in all directions (though not necessarily equally) Absorbed– radiation is retained by the object and stored energy is manifest as an increase in temp.
What About Latent Heat? • Technically, there are five forms of energy transfer to consider: Conduction Convection Radiation Advection
What About Latent Heat? • Technically, there are five forms of energy transfer to consider: Conduction Convection Radiation Advection Latent Heat
What About Latent Heat? • Technically, there are five forms of energy transfer to consider: Conduction Convection “Sensible Heat” Radiation Advection Latent Heat
What About Latent Heat? • “Sensible Heat”– Energy transfer via the manipulation of temperature – an object becoming warmer or colder due to the absorption or emission of thermal energy. Heat transfer you can sense. • Latent Heat – Energy transfer via the manipulation of the phase state of water. Heat transfer latent to the state of water.
Heating Ice Into Water Vapor Temp Energy supplied to ice causes ice to increase in temperature – sensible heat Time
Heating Ice Into Water Vapor Temp Ice reaches melting point, and supplied energy now forces ice to melt – absorbing latent heat Time
Heating Ice Into Water Vapor Ice has completely melted into water, and now supplied heat increases water temperature – sensible heat Temp Time
Heating Ice Into Water Vapor Temp Water reaches boiling point and uses supplied energy to convert to water vapor – absorbing latent heat Time
Heating Ice Into Water Vapor Temp Water boils completely, and supplied energy now increases temperature of water vapor – sensible heat Time