4. Heat transfers and exchangers
4.1 Heat capacity
Mass heat capacity (also known as calorific capacity or mass heat) is the amount of energy required in thermal form to raise the temperature of a 1 kg mass of a substance by 1 °C (or 1 K). It is expressed in J · kg –1 · K –1 .
4.2 Heat transfer mode
There are three main modes of heat transfer (see figure 6...
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