thermal hazard

(noun)

an electrical hazard caused by overheating (e.g., in a resistive element)

Related Terms

  • three-wire system
  • shock hazard
  • fibrillation

Examples of thermal hazard in the following topics:

  • Humans and Electric Hazards

    • The hazards from electricity can be categorized into thermal and shock hazards.
    • There are two known categories of electrical hazards: thermal hazards and shock hazards.
    • A thermal hazard is when excessive electric power causes undesired thermal effects, such as starting a fire in the wall of a house.
    • A thermal hazard can be created even when a short circuit is not present if the wires in a circuit are overloaded with too much current.
    • Thermal hazards can cause moderate to severe burns to those who come in contact with the affected appliance or circuit.
  • Safety Precautions in the Household

    • Electrical safety systems and devices are designed and widely used to reduce the risks of thermal and shock hazards.
    • Electricity has two hazards.
    • A thermal hazard occurs in cases of electrical overheating.
    • A shock hazard occurs when an electric current passes through a person.
    • There are many systems and devices that prevent electrical hazards .
  • Thermal Stresses

    • Solids also undergo thermal expansion.
    • What are the basic properties of thermal expansion?
    • What is the underlying cause of thermal expansion?
    • Thermal stress is created by thermal expansion or contraction.
    • Another example of thermal stress is found in the mouth.
  • The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics

    • The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics states that systems in thermal equilibrium are at the same temperature.
    • Systems are in thermal equilibrium if they do not transfer heat, even though they are in a position to do so, based on other factors.
    • If A and C are in thermal equilibrium, and A and B are in thermal equilibrium, then B and C are in thermal equilibrium.
    • Temperature is the quantity that is always the same for all systems in thermal equilibrium with one another.
    • The double arrow represents thermal equilibrium between systems.
  • A Review of the Zeroth Law

    • The Zeroth Law of Thermodynamics states: If two systems, A and B, are in thermal equilibrium with each other, and B is in thermal equilibrium with a third system, C, then A is also in thermal equilibrium with C.
    • Two systems are in thermal equilibrium if they could transfer heat between each other, but don't.
    • Indeed, experiments have shown that if two systems, A and B, are in thermal equilibrium with each other, and B is in thermal equilibrium with a third system C, then A is also in thermal equilibrium with C.
    • The answer lies in the fact that any two systems placed in thermal contact (meaning heat transfer can occur between them) will reach the same temperature.
    • The objects are then in thermal equilibrium, and no further changes will occur.
  • Thermal Radiation

    • $\displaystyle \text{Another Kirchoff's Law: }S_\nu = B_\nu(T) \text{ for a thermal emitter}$
    • Because $I_\nu=B_\nu(T)$ outside of the thermal emitting material and $S_\nu=B_\nu(T)$ within the material, we find that $I_\nu=B_\nu(T)$ through out the enclosure.
    • If we remove the thermal emitter from the blackbody enclosure we can see the difference between thermal radiation and blackbody radiation.
    • A thermal emitter has $S_\nu = B_\nu(T)$,$B_\nu(T)$ so the radiation field approaches $B_\nu(T)$ (blackbody radiation) only at large optical depth.
  • Thermal Pollution

    • Thermal pollution is the degradation of water quality by any process that changes ambient water temperature.
    • Thermal pollution is the degradation of water quality by any process that changes ambient water temperature.
    • Some fish species will avoid stream segments or coastal areas adjacent to a thermal discharge.
    • Some may assume that by cooling the heated water, we can possibly fix the issue of thermal pollution.
    • Identify factors that lead to thermal pollution and its ecological effects
  • Linear Expansion

    • Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a change in temperature.
    • Thermal expansion is the tendency of matter to change in volume in response to a change in temperature.
    • This kind of excitation is called thermal motion.
    • The degree of expansion divided by the change in temperature is called the material's coefficient of thermal expansion; it generally varies with temperature.
    • Thermal expansion of long continuous sections of rail tracks is the driving force for rail buckling.
  • Thermal Bremsstrahlung Emission

    • The most important case astrophysically is thermal bremsstrahlung where the electrons have a thermal distribution so the probablility of a particle having a particular velocity is
    • ${\bar g}_{ff}$ is the thermally averaged Gaunt factor.
    • Thermal bremsstrahlung spectra for two temperatures that differ by a factor of ten
  • Area Expansion

    • Objects expand in all dimensions, and we can extend the thermal expansion for 1D to two (or three) dimensions.
    • If the metal is heated, we can guess that the the piece, in general, will get larger due to thermal expansion.
    • The area thermal expansion coefficient relates the change in a material's area dimensions to a change in temperature.
    • For isotropic materials, and for small expansions, the linear thermal expansion coefficient is one half of the area coefficient.
    • Express the area thermal expansion coefficient in the form of an equation
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