K/mW\text{K/mW}

kelvin per milliwatt

Thermal resistanceexact by definition

The kelvin per milliwatt is 1000 K/W. Cryogenic and single-device thermal paths need it: a weak thermal link designed to isolate a detector might be 10 K/mW, meaning a microwatt of stray power costs 10 mK of temperature.

1 K/mW\text{K/mW} 1,000 K/W\text{K/W}

One kelvin per milliwatt in every thermal resistance unit

1,000,000Celsius degree per kilowatt (°C/kW)
1,000,000kelvin per kilowatt (K/kW)
1,162.22Celsius hour per kilocalorie (°C·h/kcal)
1,000kelvin per watt (K/W)
1,000Celsius degree per watt (°C/W)
527.528Fahrenheit hour per BTU (°F·h/BTU)
527.528Rankine hour per BTU (°R·h/BTU)
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