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thermal resistivity

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thermal resistivity [′thər·məl rē‚zis′tiv·əd·ē]
(thermodynamics)
The reciprocal of the thermal conductivity.

thermal resistivity
An index of a material’s resistance to the transmission of heat; the reciprocal of thermal conductivity.


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Soil thermal conductivity (K), thermal resistivity (R) and thermal diffusivity (D) were all highly variable across the forested area.
REGARDING CURRENT HANDLING on inner traces ("Currents and Conductors," May 2003), while it is true that board material has a lower thermal resistivity than air, the heat from an innerlayer must still go through the outerlayer and finally into the air.
Labcell has introduced the Decagon KD2 Thermal Analyzer, a handheld instrument that is suitable for measuring thermal conductivity, thermal diffusability, thermal resistivity and temperature in foodstuffs.
 
 
 
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