latent heat definition
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Heat Heat transfer that occurs at a constant system temperature but changes the state variable is called latent heat with respect to the variable. For infinitesimal changes, the total incremental heat transfer is then the sum of the latent and sensible heat.
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Latent and Sensible Heat Sensible Heat. Sensible heat is the energy required to change the temperature of a substance with no phase change. The temperature change can come from the absorption of sunlight by the soil or the air itself. Or it can come from contact with the warmer air caused by release of latent heat (by direct conduction).
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Latent heat (Redirected from Specific latent heat). Latent heat is energy released or absorbed, by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature process that is specified in some way. An example is latent heat of fusion for a phase change, melting, at a specified temperature and pressure.
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Latent Heat or Latent Enthalpy Chemistry Tutorial 1 Temperature of the gas falls until the boiling point is reached. 2  At the boiling point the gas condenses to a liquid, releasing the latent heat of vaporization, causing the temperature to remain constant. 3  When all the gas has liquefied, the temperature falls again until the freezing point is reached.
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- In physics, heat is energy in a transfer between a system and its surroundings, other than as work or with the transfer of matter. In thermodynamics, finer detail of the process is unknowable.When there is a suitable physical pathway, heat flows from a hotter to a colder body.eat transfer that occurs with the system at constant temperature and that does change that particular state variable is called latent heat with respect to that variable. For infinitesimal changes, the total incremental heat transfer is then the sum of the latent and sensible heat increments.
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heat heat. 1. the sensation of an increase in temperature. 2. the energy producing such a sensation; it exists in the form of molecular or atomic vibration and may be transferred, as a result of a gradient in temperature. Symbol Q or q. 3. to become, or to cause to become, warmer or hotter.. a rise in temperature. 4. to cause to increase in temperature. Heat is associated with molecular motion, and is generated in various ways, including combustion, friction, chemical action, and radiation. The total absence of heat is absolute zero, at which all molecular activity ceases.
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Latent Heat The latent heat of fusion (associated with the melting of a solid) is defined by: Lf = Heat required to melt 1g of solid. Thus, to melt a mass m of ice it takes an amount of energy Q = mLf. The task of this laboratory will be to determine Lf for water using calorimetry. The idea is to use our knowledge of the specific heat of water and a thermometer to determine how much heat is absorbed when a given amount of ice is melted in water.
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Definition of specific heat Definition of specific heat. 1) The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of substance one degree Celsius.
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Latent heat Q is the amount of energy released or absorbed during the change of phase of the substance (in kJ or in BTU), m is the mass of the substance (in kg or in lb), and. L is the specific latent heat for a particular substance (kJ-kg m −1 or in BTU-lb m −1), either L f for fusion, or L v for vaporization.n example is latent heat of fusion for a phase change, melting, at a specified temperature and pressure. The term was introduced around 1762 by Scottish chemist Joseph Black. It is derived from the Latin latere (to lie hidden).
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Definition of 'latent heat' (no longer in technical usage) 1  the heat evolved or absorbed by unit mass (specific latent heat) or unit amount of substance (molar latent heat) when it changes phase without change of temperature. 2  the heat liberated or absorbed by a substance as it changes phase at a constant temperature and pressure.
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fusion Latent heat, also called heat of transformation, is the heat given up or absorbed by a unit mass of a substance as it changes from a solid to a liquid, from a liquid to a gas, or the. ..... Click the link for more information. of fusion.
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- Specific Heat. The specific heat of a product is the amount of heat required (BTU s) to raise or lower the temperature of one pound of the product by 1 degree F. Latent Heat. The latent heat of a product refers to a change of state in a product from one phase to another.
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- The higher the steam pressu re, the higher the temperature and total energy. content of a unit of steam. Latent heat or heat of vaporization is the energy released by steam. changes as pressure changes. Latent heat quantity increases as pressure decreases. To. maximize latent heat transfer, steam should be used at as low a pressure as possible.
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- Latent heat is the amount of heat released or absorbed when a  substance undergoes a change of state. The amount of heat does not  include any change in the temperature of t … he substance.
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Ronald L. Sass An energy term in Figure 3, which is very large in the country and much smaller in the city, is the latent heat term. This term has to do with the evapotranspiration of water. The latent heat is heat required in the vaporization of water.
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heat 1 the quality of being hot; hotness: in physics, heat is considered a form of energy existing as the result of the random motion of molecules and is the form of energy that is transferred between bodies as a result of their temperature difference.  much hotness; great warmth: stifling heat.
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- Heat. Heat may be defined as energy in transit from a high temperature object to a lower temperature object. An object does not possess heat; the appropriate term for the microscopic energy in an object is internal energy.
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- Both sensible and latent heats are observed in many processes of transport of energy in nature. Changes of Latent heat is associated with the change of phase of atmospheric water, vaporization and condensation, whereas sensible heat is energy that reflects the temperature of the atmosphere or ocean, or ice.
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- Insulation Types Thermoset Definition: A classification for an insulation that is extruded onto wire and then, when subject to heat and pressure, undergoes a chemical change known as vulcanization, cross-linking or curing. The process fixes (sets) the physical properties of the material so that if it is again exposed to heat, the material will not melt, flow or drip. Types Normal Temperature Rating XLPE 90oC
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Guns Similarly, you need to supply heat to change a liquid into a gas, and this is called the latent heat of vaporization. Latent heat is a kind of energy and, although it may seem to be hidden, it doesn't vanish into thin air.
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- Phase Change and Latent Heat. 1  There is chemical potential energy in the weak van der Waals attractions as well as in the strong ionic and covalent bonds. 2  Because the van der Waals attraction is so much weaker, there is much less chemical potential possible here, but it is a major factor in the energy of phase changes.
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Latent heat From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Latent heat is energy released or absorbed, by a body or a thermodynamic system, during a constant-temperature process that is specified in some way. An example is latent heat of fusion for a phase change, melting, at a specified temperature and pressure.
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Phase Change and Latent Heat They are latent, or hidden, because in phase changes, energy enters or leaves a system without causing a temperature change in the system; so, in effect, the energy is hidden. Note that melting and vaporization are endothermic processes in that they absorb or require energy, while freezing and condensation are exothermic process as they release energy.
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- In physics, heat is energy in a transfer between a system and its surroundings, other than as work or with the transfer of matter. In thermodynamics, finer detail of the process is unknowable. When there is a suitable physical pathway, heat flows from a hotter to a colder body.
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heat The definition of heat is a form of energy that causes a difference in temperature, or the perception of warmth. An example of heat is hot water. Heat is defined as to add warmth to something. An example of heat is bringing a kettle of water to a boil. the quality of being hot; hotness: in physics, heat is considered a form of energy existing as the result of the random motion of molecules and is the form of energy that is transferred between bodies as a result of their temperature difference.
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Specific Heat and Latent Heat Specific Heat and Latent Heat. 1  Specific heat: = energy required to change a unit mass of a material by 1°C. 2  Latent heat = energy required to change the state (gas, liquid, solid) of a unit mass of material.pecific Heat and Latent Heat. 1  Specific heat: = energy required to change a unit mass of a material by 1°C. 2  Latent heat = energy required to change the state (gas, liquid, solid) of a unit mass of material.