Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
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How Fourier's law relates the heat energy flowing through an object to the temperature
gradient inside the object
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The material properties of thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity as measurements
of the ability to conduct heat energy
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How the heat conduction equation can be used to model time-varying temperature profiles
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How the heat conduction equation can be solved using the mathematical integral relation
known as the error function
References
1. N. Okun, “Major Historical Naval Armor Penetration Formulae,”
www.battlefield.ru/guns/
defin_1.html
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2. National Institute of Justice Body Armor Standards and Testing,
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/nij/
sciencetech/body_armor.htm
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3. S. Christopher, “The Ignition Temperature of Gasoline,”
http://hypertextbook.com/facts/
2003/ShaniChristopher.shtml
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