Radiation heat transfer is the energy that is emitted by

Heat transfer is a discipline of thermal engineering that

matter in the form of photons or electromagnetic waves.
concerns the generation, use, conversion, and exchange of
Radiation can be important even in situations in which there
thermal energy between physical systems. Heat transfer is
is an intervening medium. An example is the heat transfer
classified into various mechanisms, such as thermal
that take place between a living entity with its surrounding.
conduction, thermal convection, thermal radiation, and
Convective heat transfer is the transfer of heat between
transfer of energy by phase changes.
two bodies by currents of moving gas or fluid. In free
A temperature gradient is a physical quantity that
convection, air or water moves away from the heated body
describes in which direction and at what rate the temperature
as the warm air or water rises and is replaced by a cooler
changes the most rapidly around a particular location. The
parcel of air or water.
temperature gradient is a dimensional quantity expressed in
Conduction is the process by which heat energy is
units of degrees (on a particular temperature scale) per unit
transmitted through collisions between neighboring atoms or
length
molecules. Conduction occurs more readily in solids and
liquids, where the particles are closer together than in gases,
where particles are further apart.

Thermal conductivity can be defined as the rate at which

heat is transferred by conduction through a unit cross-section
area of a material, when a temperature gradient exits
perpendicular to the area.