Embrittlement of alloy steels caused by holding within or cooling slowly through a temperature range just below the transformation range. Embrittlement is the result of the segregation at grain boundaries of impurities such as arsenic, antimony, phosphoru ...

Is the property of a substance that gauges the potential or driving force for the flow of heat.

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In thermodynamics, the integrating factor of the differential equation referred to as the first law of thermodynamics, In statistical mechanics, a measure of translational molecular kinetic energy (with three degrees of freedom). In general, the degree of ...

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The temperature of a body referred to the absolute zero, at which point the volume of an ideal gas theoretically becomes zero. (Fahrenheit scale is minus 459.67

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(1) The ratio of the speeds of a chemical reaction at two temperatures differing by 10

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The amount that the voltage, current, and/or power output of a solar cell changes due to a change in the cell temperature.

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The correction applied to an instrument to account for the effect of temperature upon its response characteristics.

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Is the temperature existing at the discharge port of the compressor.

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An index that combines sensible temperature and air humidity to arrive at a number that closely responds to the effective temperature; used to relate temperature and humidity to levels of comfort.

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Is the temperature at the inlet flange of the compressor.

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The toal temperature at the intake flange of the compressor.

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A device to record temperature in a container while cargo is en route.

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Is the ratio of the computed isentropic temperature rise to the measured total temperature rise during compression.

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See approximate absolute temperature scale, Celsius temperature scale, centigrade temperature scale, Fahrenheit temperature scale, Kelvin temperature scale, Rankine temperature scale, Reaumur temperature scale,

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The actual temperature of a moving gas stream. It is the temperature indicated by a thermometer moving in the stream with the same velocity as the stream.

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The temperature which would be measured at the stagnation point if a gas stream were stopped, with adiabatic compression from the flow condition to the stagnation pressure.

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Individual rooms or zones in a building where temperature is controlled separately from other rooms or zones.

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A component of a water heating system that opens at a designated temperature or pressure to prevent a possible tank, radiator, or delivery pipe rupture.

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Embrittlement of ultrahigh-strength steels caused by tempering in the temperature range of 205 to 400

A valve used to mix heated water with cold in a heating system to provide a desired water temperature for end use.

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