thermal hazard

(noun)

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

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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 .

  • Deinococcus and Thermus

    • The Deinococcus-Thermus are a small group of bacteria composed of cocci highly resistant to environmental hazards.
    • The Deinococcus-Thermus are a small group of bacteria composed of cocci that are highly-resistant to environmental hazards.
    • The Thermales include several genera resistant to heat (Marinithermus, Meiothermus, Oceanithermus, Thermus, Vulcanithermus).
    • This is the one genus of three of the Deinococcales group from the Deinococcus-Thermus phylum, and is highly-resistant to environmental hazards.

  • Asymmetric Information: Adverse Selection and Moral Hazard

    • In addition to adverse selection, moral hazards are also a result of asymmetric information.
    • A moral hazard can occur when the actions of one party may change to the detriment of another after a financial transaction.
    • For example, moral hazards occur in employment relationships involving employees and management.
    • A lack of equal information causes economic imbalances that result in adverse selection and moral hazards.
    • An insured driver getting into a car accident is an example of a moral hazard.

  • 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

  • Electrocyclic Reactions

    • In the first case, trans,cis,trans-2,4,6-octatriene undergoes thermal ring closure to cis-5,6-dimethyl-1,3-cyclohexadiene.
    • The second diagram below shows two examples of thermal electrocyclic opening of cyclobutenes to conjugated butadienes.
    • Photochemical ring closure can be effected, but the stereospecificity is opposite to that of thermal ring opening.