As I understand it, latent heat is heat that goes to potential energy in the form of weakening the intermolecular forces between molecules, instead of to the actual motion and speed of the molecule. AKA, when the molecules spread out, it isn’t exactly a 1:1 proportion to the amount of energy added.
I also understand that the molecules in a system spread out more as more heat is applied, like expanding gases, or even glass. So shouldn’t a little bit of the applied heat be stored in the form of latent heat, and wouldn’t the amount of energy stored in latent heat be the reason behind specific heat capacities, considering that every molecule has unique intermolecular interactions?
I know that this question might seem obvious, but we really glossed over our thermodynamics unit, and we hardly spent any time on latent heat.
Please bear with me on this question, I'm new to product development, come from a chef background and slowly wanting to learn elements of food science to aid in my development.
I want to create a useful Excel tool to aid my product development. In this case, I'm wanting to learn how to calculate the heat capacities of various liquids (varying viscosity). From this, I'd then like to know how to work out how much of Liquid A to add to Liquid B to produce Liquid C at a desired temperature.
I hope that makes some sense. Not paying attention in GCSE Maths and Science is catching up with me.
This experiment is designed to measure the specific heat capacity across DIFFERENT materials. What should I control in order to keep the results the same
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120 hours total, but never got past cycle 50ish (or far outside starting biome). Sad to say I learned quickly that I need to do things near-perfectly from the start to avoid colony die-off, meaning lots (hours) of pausing, thinking, frustration, headaches. Trying to end that cycle.
I likely spend more time than others (enjoying the journey), making things semi-self sufficient and comfortable before planning on exploring. Heat management is the one issue I never could juggle because temperature isn't just temperature.
The image below is my cycle 36 base (I load-scummed some slickster eggs, wort seeds and amalgam - will load-scum some plastic for Steam Turbines if needed). I have newly hatched Slicksters (buttom left) that needs a supply of hot CO2. Math dictates that - once tame - those 3 will gulp down all my CO2, unless I can run enough coal generators to get hot CO2. Said coal generators would need cooling to avoid runaway temperatures.
I'm looking to learn what bare minimum techs/materials I'll need to make a setup so I can attain TARGET temperatures where I want them - regardless of heat capacity at target location. I know that simply piping X coolant through an area WILL be either too much or too little. I've just never been able to grasp where to even start so I can achieve it.
I've never really worked with refined metals because I can't see how to deal with that extra heat before I have counter-measures.
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Hello, I am doing a plan for this experiment and i need to include at least three control variables. The experiment investigates how specific heat capacity varies between DIFFERENT materials. This is done by calculating the specific heat capacity of each material via the method. What control variables are there in this experiment.
Heres the method if it helps:
- Place the immersion heater into the central hole at the top of the block.
- Place the thermometer into the smaller hole and put a couple of drops of oil into the hole to make sure the thermometer is surrounded by hot material.
- Fully insulate the block by wrapping it loosely with cotton wool.
- Record the temperature of the block.
- Connect the heater to the power supply and turn it off after ten minutes.
- After ten minutes the temperature will still rise even though the heater has been turned off and then it will begin to cool. Record the highest temperature that it reaches and calculate the temperature rise during the experiment.
So Q = mc \delta T, with m being the mass of the sample, c being the specific heat capacity and \delta T being the temperature change.
But c = C/m, where C is the heat capacity.
So Q = C \delta T. Isn't that easier to work with?
Water has a higher heat capacity than oil. So water can "take in" more heat, without getting warmer, than oil can. What is it about the water that makes it that way? Where does the heat go?
Jekathjenani Ratnakumaran Heat capacity of gases is the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of one mole of the gas through one degree Celsius at constant pressure o.
I'm looking for a new analogy to explain to my university-level students (non-majors), and I'm always impressed by peoples' creativity on here.
I'm now at Rank 15 and I've been thinking through what is the most effective use of my Lynx points. It doesn't seem to me that the Stinger upgrades are too useful, at least at this point in the game for me. I'm trying to figure out if there's any effective difference between the Heat Capacity vs the Cooldown upgrade. The wiki seems to imply that both achieve the same effect, which is to increase the amount of time that the Stinger can be used before it overheats:
> Excess heat will build up in the Cutter with the use of the Stinger head, displayed in the bottom-right of the helmet UI as a bar. If the player overheats the Stinger, they will be set on fire and take fire damage. An audible warning can be heard when the cutter is close to overheating. This problem can be mitigated by investing in the Heat Capacity and Overheat Cooldown line of upgrades (if playing in Career mode), and by allowing the Cutter to cool down between uses.
Any advantage of one upgrade tree vs the other?
I have been adding onto my ship for a week now and actually have enough shields to keep a radiator on and protected, so I was pretty excited, but I ran into a bug where it says that I have zero out of zero heat cap. I have over 10 large heatsinks, I have fought in many battles. I check the thermal connections and everything is hooked up. If I turn on the cloak, I can see my room with the sinks getting hot. But when I get into a fight, all my shields fail immediately and I get creamed.
Pretty sure it's a bug, but can't tell how to work around it. I have three different bridges, tried uninstalling all but one. Tried removing and adding back some heat sinks. Am I missing something or Is the mod just fubar?
Adding, when I reload the save, instead of lines on the heat distribution map, everything is + shaped marks like it is not updating the network and finding the connections.
This whole topic takes a lot of wrapping my head around it and is super confusing so bear with me
Basically, if you have an Object, like Water with a higher Specific heat than another Object of the same mass, let's say Iron, this means Water can hold more Heat Energy per 1 Kelvin right? How does this relate to the Amount of Energy both substances can conduct/ emit, so the time it takes to emit 1Joule of energy from said object to another given object? How exactly do this work and does a 50°C High Specific Heat Object feel hotter or Colder to the Touch than a Low specific Heat Object?
Last, of all does this also apply to colors? A Black painted Object conducts and emits heat better than a bright object like a white or silver one. does this mean A black object take feels hotter to the touch as it emits more heat faster and does this also mean a black object can store less heat energy than a white object?
Thanks for any takes on this in advance!
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I want to model a plate and frame membrane humidifier. However,I'm having problems understanding the heat balances are on the article that I am using.
From what I understand, the wet air transfers air by convection to the membrane and to the plate.
This is the equation that I am not understanding, which is the heat balance for the wet air that enters the channels
Particularly, I don't understand what's the perimeter that I should use in this equation(and why)?
What is the meaning of heat capacity ratio Cw= cprhoAf*v?
What is the fractional area, used in the heat capacity ratio equation? What area is it in this example? Why?
Why is the second term of convection written in respect to the heat exchange between the dry air and the plate and not the wet air and the plate?
Thank you!
The article is here : https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/phys-2018-0081/html
This question was motivated by this question in my textbook:
"A 10-g piece of copper heated to 50°C would feel hotter in your hand than a 10-g piece of silver also heated to 50°C, even though copper and silver conduct heat equally well. This is because copper’s ________________ is greater than silver’s."
The word that goes in the blank is specific heat capacity.
Previously, we had learned that even if two things are the same temperature, that doesn't mean that they will feel the same temperature to you. This is because of the differences in the conductivity of substances. One could be a better insulator than the other. For example, the hardwood floor will feel colder than carpet even if they are the same temperature because carpet is a better insulator than wood, it'll transfer heat from you slower than wood.
However, here, it is given that the two materials transfer heat equivalently, and the differences in how the materials feel is blamed on the different specific heat capacities. Why?
It is my understanding that specific heat capacity correlates the amount of heat needed to raise something to a specific temperature. A higher specific heat capacity means the material requires more heat to be raised by a certain temperature and vice versa.
The way I imagine it is that if two materials have the same heat conducting qualities, then they will feel the same if they have the same temperature. If they also have different specific heat capacities, then that means that it will take different amounts of heat taken from you to change temperatures. However, they will still take heat from you at the same rate. So, as long as they don't undergo massive changes in temp, they will still feel the same temperature in your hand, regardless of their specific heat capacitates. What's wrong with my logic?
I've got a steam vent that I'd like be able to store as much of its heat as I can. My idea is to fill its chamber with background buildings, I can choose between drywall and tempshift plates. Drywall is 400k of material, while tempshift plates are 800k, and so my first thought is that a tempshift plate would hold more heat. However, the nature of the tempshift plate, to move heat around, has me asking. Can a tempshift plate hold more heat for future use than drywall?
Thanks.
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