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Thermal First-Order System

ORDER 1 · FOUNDATION

Explore how heat storage and insulation govern temperature change.

Physical system

PHYSICAL SYSTEMSI units · schematic scale
20 °CHeated bodyAmbient 20 °C · loss 0 W
Motion follows the computed statest = 0 s
CtT˙=Qin−T−TaRtC_t\dot T=Q_{in}-\frac{T-T_a}{R_t}
0.00 / 60 s

Body temperature response

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6001 samples. Primary output ends at 34.96 °C. Export CSV for all data.
32.7 °C
35 °C
34.96 °C
34.96 °C
39.13 s
Not applicable
Not observed
60 s

6,001 samples · 6,000 internal RK4 steps · Model and result in sync