m = 10; % mass of the block in kg T_block = 30; % temperature of the block in degC T_out = 0; % temperature of the environment degC density = 8.94 * 0.001 / 0.01^3; % g/cm3 * (kg/g) / (m/cm)^3 volume = m / density; % m^3 length = volume^(1/3); % m area = 6 * length^2; % m^2 r_value = 30; resistivity = r_value * 0.1761; % K m^2 / W deltaT = T_out - T_block; % K (also degC) dUdt = 1/resistivity * area * deltaT; % W (aka J/s) c = 386; % specific heat of copper in J / (kg K) dQdt = dUdt / m / c;