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Lesson 1 · 7 min

Fundamentals of Heat Transfer

Heat, temperature and the three heat transfer modes, and how they explain where server heat goes.

Learning objectives

  • Distinguish heat (energy in transit) from temperature (a state).
  • Describe conduction, convection and radiation with data center examples.
  • Explain why nearly all electrical power drawn by IT equipment becomes heat that must be removed.

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