total heat
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- noun
- /ˈtoʊtəl hiːt/
- Specialized
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calor total
- Understanding the total heat helps scientists predict how different gases will behave under varying pressure and volume.
Examples
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So, so we did calculations for the total heat generated in our reactor.
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So TH for total heat, the time derivative of that total heat would be.
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Table 2: Estimates of total heat-related mortality for an average summer on three climate change scenarios.
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N & Z; and HJ are still correct, but the overall contribution by gravity now becomes a far smaller proportion of the total heat removed, possibly insignificantly small.
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Piantelli claims the distance between first and second materials (in cm) determines the efficacy of the secondary reaction and contribution to total heat.
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The total heat of a system is crucial for determining its energy efficiency during thermodynamic processes.
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Engineers calculate the total heat to ensure that the energy output of the reactor is optimized for safety.
Synonyms
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The symbol for enthalpy, the total heat in a system
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The total energy in a system, including energy from pressure and volume
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A measure of the total heat inside a system used in energy changes
How Much Heat
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'total' (overall, complete) and 'heat' (energy transfer) give a learner a rough sense of an overall quantity of heat, but the technical thermodynamic meaning (enthalpy = internal energy + P·V) is a specialized, non-obvious extension that cannot be fully derived from everyday senses of the words. A B1 learner who knows the constituents would grasp a general idea but not the precise scientific concept, so the expression is only partially transparent.
Etymology
Total heat comes from thinking of all the heat in a system: the energy inside it plus the extra energy used when the system pushes out on its container as it grows or shrinks. So total heat means the complete amount of heat energy you must count when heating or cooling something.