Thermal lag

Thermal lag describes a body's temperature with respect to time as a result of its thermal mass. A body with high thermal mass (high heat capacity and low conductivity) will have a large thermal lag.

where is the thermal diffusivity of the material (m2s−1), is the external angular frequency (s−1), and is the thickness (m).

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