OEO Ontology

Overview / Open Energy Ontology / Class - energy transfer
Label: energy transfer

Definition:
Energy transfer is an energy transformation in form of a spatial transmission, that does not change the types of energies, apart from losses, e.g. waste heat.

Sub classes:
Definition:
Chemical energy transfer is an energy transfer of chemical energy.

Definition:
Electrical energy transfer is an energy transfer of electrical energy.

Definition:
Heat transfer is an energy transfer of thermal energy.

Definition:
Radiation is an energy transfer by emitting or transmitting energy in the form of waves or particles through a spatial region or a material entity.

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Definition:
Energy transformation is a transformation in which one or more certain types of energy as input result in certain types of energy as output.