Thermal conduction 2
How to decide sign of heat
In illustration 4.10 , heat loss by gas is taken as -nCvdT
In illustration 4.11 heat loss by water is taken kATdt/x , shouldn't there be a minus sign here
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@Gyro Gearloose
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The answer won't differ because of the mod involved in integration
Am I correct ??
see if t falls, q is released and the sign balanced out
did not folllow this mod in integration logic
whats the defined sign convention then