The amount of heat transferred from an object to your hand or vice versa determines what you really feel when you touch it. The model uses two contacting objects at different temperatures to simulate the heat transfer of touch. The amount of heat transferred between them depends on a number of factors that you will explore with this simulation.



High precision (slow)
Graph Grid Isotherm Heat flux Allow heat loss from the system

Temperature of the left block
0 °C     
     100 °C

Temperature of the right block
0 °C     
     100 °C

Specific heat of the left block
1000 J/(kg·°C)     
     6000 J/(kg·°C)

Specific heat of the right block
1000 J/(kg·°C)     
     6000 J/(kg·°C)

Conductivity of the left block
1 W/(m·°C)     
     100 W/(m·°C)

Conductivity of the right block
1 W/(m·°C)     
     100 W/(m·°C)

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