Heating Flashcards
3 States of Matter
Solid, Liquid, Vapor.
Sensible Heat
Is the amount of heat added to or removed from a substance causing a change in temperature measurable by thermometer.
Latent Heat
Is the amount of heat added to or removed from a substance causing a change in state, but not a change in temperature.
Specific Heat
Is the amount of heat added to or removed from a substance changing the temperature of the substance 1 degree F.
Water Specific Heats are
Ice (Solid) =.5 btu
Water (Solid) = 1 Btu
Steam Vapor = .5 btu
Heat of melting
Is the amount of latent heat added to a solid to cause the change of state to liquid
Heat of fusion
Is the amount of latent heat removed from a liquid causing a change of state to a solid.
Heat of vaporization
Is the amount of latent heat removed from a vapor causing a change of state to a vapor.
Sub-cooled liquid
Is a liquid cold below its saturated condition, and when sub cooled there is only liquid present
Super heated Vapor
A vapor heated above it’s saturated condition. When in a superheated condition there is only vapor present.
Saturated condition
This exists whenever liquid and vapor are present in the Sam container under the conditions. Since liquid and vapor must be present, saturated conditions only exists when vaporization or condensation is occurring.
Btu = British thermal unit
Is the amount of energy required to heat or cool one pound of water.
What is the Specific Heat of Air
.24 BTU
Enthalpy
Definition
Heat is in everything until:
Absolute 0 or (-460 degrees below 0 F) (-273 degrees below 0 C)