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    resistance R0 = 100 Ω at 0o C. If the resistance RT = 197.7 Ω in an oil bath‚ what is the temperature of the oil in the bath‚ given that RT = R0(1+αT)? Take R0 = 100 Ω R0 = resistance at 0o C α = 3.9083 x 10-3 /o C (2 marks) NDE Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer Exam 2008 Name: _______________________________________ Read all the instructions before starting Do not open this paper until instructed Time allowed: 2 hours (plus 5 minutes reading time) Attempt ALL question in Section A (questions 1

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    The hypothesis about heat death of the universe Our knowledge of the universe is still negligible‚ and we can not confidently assert that the universe is not under the influence of external forces‚ or may be considered as a thermodynamic system. However‚ it is the concept of heat death was the first step to realize the possible finiteness of the Universe‚ although we do not know when and on what scenario will happen of its destruction. At the present stage of existence (13.72 billion years)‚

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    Heat and Energy Transfer

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    Vocabulary: • Conduction- the passage of energy‚ particularly heat or electricity‚ through something • Rate of Change- the ratio of the difference in values of a variable during a time period to the length of that time period • Calorimeter- an apparatus for measuring the amount of heat given out or taken in during a process such as combustion or change of state. The measurements are often made by observing the amount of solid liquefied‚ or liquid vaporized‚ under set conditions. • Conservation

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    Plate Heat Exchangers

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    PHE Plate Heat Exchangers FILE NO: DATE: SUPERSEDES: DATE: 113.12L August 2010 113.12 April‚ 2009 PHE Efficient Heat Transfer in a Compact Design Armstrong’s gasketed Plate Heat Exchanger (PHE) product line includes more than 20 different models and offers numerous configurations‚ connections and material options‚ providing a superior heat transfer solution for any HVAC application. Market Challenges Rising demand for tenant space in commercial buildings and an ever-increasing focus

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    Island of Plenty

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    Island of plenty Johnson Montgomery refers to the United States as the island of plenty. We must maintain the island of plenty in a sea of deprivation. In other words he feels Americans must protect the United States and not give away their resources to the outside world. There is overpopulation in the world today. Montgomery had written in “Island of Plenty” “It’s not that there children should have never been born. It is simply that we should have mindlessly tried to cram too many of us into

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    Lab6 latent heat

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    6 report Anita Dey Thursday 8am Abstract: We recently performed a liquid nitrogen experiment in finding the Latent heat of the substance. We isolated two parts of the experiment in order to find out how much evaporation of the liquid nitrogen was from the surroundings B and how much evaporation from the electricity G. 1. When a substance is undergoing a phase transition‚ more heat (energy) is being added to the Substance but its temperature (a way of measuring its energy) is not changing. Where

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    August Heat Foreshadowing

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    2015 August Heat Many people say that life is full of remarkable concurrence of events or circumstances without apparent causal connection‚ some of them are more risky than others. More danger sides of coincidences are shown by William Fryer Harvey‚ the story August Heat shows that how irrational fears are created by one’s mind when they face a horrific coincidence. This story took place in England during summer. The heat at that time is enough to make a person mad. In “August Heat” the use of setting

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    Specific Heat Summative

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    STAGE 1 PHYSICS ASSESSMENT TYPE 1: INVESTIGATIONS FOLIO PRACTICAL INVESTIGATION 2: SPECIFIC HEAT PURPOSE This assessment provides the student with the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to: formulate hypotheses and identify variables conduct an investigation collect‚ analyse and interpret data‚ and form conclusions evaluate results communicate your understanding of the physics concepts relating to the speed of sound in air DESCRIPTION OF ASSESSMENT Students will measure the

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    Heat of Fusion of Ice

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    Ailine Veiga Question: what is the heat of fusion of ice? Hypothesis: To get the heat of fusion of ice we need to determine the Energy it takes to melt the ice and also the mass of the ice and determine the heat of fusion. To determine the mass of the ice melted (m) we start by determine the volume of the water generated when the ice melted. This is the difference between the final volume (v2) and the initial volume (v1). Using the density of water (1.0g/mL)‚ this volume can be converted into mass

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    Candle Heat Lab

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    lab‚ we are now able to calculate the molar heat of combustion for paraffin‚ since we have the difference of the mass in candle before/after and the periodic table of elements (for converting g to moles of paraffin). Molar heat of combustion = (kJ of heat)/(mole of fuel) However‚ we do not know how much heat was released nor the mole of fuel (paraffin). In order to find the amount of heat released‚ we use the formula: g=mcΔT. Here‚ g represents the heat‚ m represents the mass of water‚ ΔT represents

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