heat loss
Thermal energy departure
Heat loss is the transfer of thermal energy from a warmer body or space to a cooler one.
In buildings, heat loss occurs through walls, windows, and roofs, driving heating costs: We installed better insulation to reduce heat loss.
In medicine, the term describes body temperature dropping due to exposure: Hypothermia results from excessive heat loss.
- insulationThermal transfer prevention
- thermal bridgingConductive bypass through insulation
- draftsPreliminary written versions
- drafty windowsPoorly sealed glass openings
- thermalPertaining to warmth
conduction · radiation · convection · air leaks · cold · cold snap · chill · wind chill factor · winter · blanket · shivering · hypothermia · windows · weatherstripping · escape · dissipation · cooling · frost
- energyelectricity, power, oil, fuel, gas
- heatthermal energy, heatwave, radiation, convection, insulators
- unitsunit, angstrom, yard, meter, base units
- building healthsick building, mold exposure, radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide
- wastagewaste, shrinkage, spillage, spoilage, leakage
- Heat Problemshyperthermia, fever, burn, scald, melting
heat lossheat gain
Acquired thermal energy
heat absorption · solar gain · energy absorption · warming · heating
heat lossheat retention
Ability to stay warm
thermal insulation · thermal efficiency · energy conservation · warming · heating
heat, loss, heats, heated, heating, heater, heaters, overheat, overheated