NBS Technical Note, Issues 1114-1120U.S. Department of Commerce, National Bureau of Standards, 1980 |
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... temperature heat source for space heating is an example of ( c ) . Energy consumption means using the energy stored in a source . More correctly , it means converting the stored energy ( chemical , gravitational , magnetic , etc. ) to ...
... temperature heat source for space heating is an example of ( c ) . Energy consumption means using the energy stored in a source . More correctly , it means converting the stored energy ( chemical , gravitational , magnetic , etc. ) to ...
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... temperature maintained by burning the rest of the coal . The petrochemical industry is based on converting a fuel , oil , to a variety of chemicals . A.2 Thermodynamic Quantities The science of thermodynamics is a rigorous ...
... temperature maintained by burning the rest of the coal . The petrochemical industry is based on converting a fuel , oil , to a variety of chemicals . A.2 Thermodynamic Quantities The science of thermodynamics is a rigorous ...
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... temperature , pressure , material composition and , if need be , gravitational potential , etc. , are specified , then the internal energy is fixed . This means that the change of energy of a system accompanying a process can be ...
... temperature , pressure , material composition and , if need be , gravitational potential , etc. , are specified , then the internal energy is fixed . This means that the change of energy of a system accompanying a process can be ...
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... temperature and pressure . The steam drives a turbine ( mechanical work ) coupled to a generator that produces electricity . initial store of energy that was in the fuel is present afterwards in the electricity , waste heat and the ...
... temperature and pressure . The steam drives a turbine ( mechanical work ) coupled to a generator that produces electricity . initial store of energy that was in the fuel is present afterwards in the electricity , waste heat and the ...
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... temperature and pressure O of some standardized terrestrial environment , as for example , 25 ° C and one atmosphere pressure . Unlike energy , the availability is not conserved . It decreases in any natural process . The importance of ...
... temperature and pressure O of some standardized terrestrial environment , as for example , 25 ° C and one atmosphere pressure . Unlike energy , the availability is not conserved . It decreases in any natural process . The importance of ...
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