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  2. Sensible heat - Wikipedia

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    The sensible heat of a thermodynamic process may be calculated as the product of the body's mass (m) with its specific heat capacity (c) and the change in temperature (): =. Joule described sensible heat as the energy measured by a thermometer. Sensible heat and latent heat are not special forms of energy. Rather, they describe exchanges of ...

  3. List of physical quantities - Wikipedia

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    Force: F →: Transfer of momentum per unit time newton (N = kg⋅m⋅s −2) L M T −2: extensive, vector Frequency: f: Number of (periodic) occurrences per unit time hertz (Hz = s −1) T −1: scalar Half-life: t 1/2: Time for a quantity to decay to half its initial value s T: Heat: Q: Thermal energy: joule (J) L 2 M T −2: Heat capacity ...

  4. Heat transfer physics - Wikipedia

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    The macroscopic energy equation for infinitesimal volume used in heat transfer analysis is [6] = +, ˙, where q is heat flux vector, −ρc p (∂T/∂t) is temporal change of internal energy (ρ is density, c p is specific heat capacity at constant pressure, T is temperature and t is time), and ˙ is the energy conversion to and from thermal ...

  5. First law of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    A calorimeter can rely on measurement of sensible heat, which requires the existence of thermometers and measurement of temperature change in bodies of known sensible heat capacity under specified conditions; or it can rely on the measurement of latent heat, through measurement of masses of material that change phase, at temperatures fixed by ...

  6. Thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    Firstly, thermo-("of heat"; used in words such as thermometer) can be traced back to the root θέρμη therme, meaning "heat". Secondly, the word dynamics ("science of force [or power]") [22] can be traced back to the root δύναμις dynamis, meaning "power". [23] In 1849, the adjective thermo-dynamic is used by William Thomson. [24] [25]

  7. List of dimensionless quantities - Wikipedia

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    fluid mechanics, power consumption by rotary agitators; resistance force versus inertia force) Prater number: β = reaction engineering (ratio of heat evolution to heat conduction within a catalyst pellet) [16] Relative density: RD

  8. Laws of thermodynamics - Wikipedia

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    Heat transfer is the natural process of moving energy to or from a system, other than by work or the transfer of matter. In a diathermal system, the internal energy can only be changed by the transfer of energy as heat: Δ U s y s t e m = Q . {\displaystyle \Delta U_{\rm {system}}=Q.}

  9. Thermodynamic system - Wikipedia

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    The system always contains the same amount of matter, but (sensible) heat and (boundary) work can be exchanged across the boundary of the system. Whether a system can exchange heat, work, or both is dependent on the property of its boundary. Adiabatic boundary – not allowing any heat exchange: A thermally isolated system