...among English-speaking people, by what is called the Fahrenheit «nit of /¡eat, which is that quantity required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree of Fahrenheit's thermometer. The .French measure heat and force in a similar manner, deriving their...

...energy sources are converted from original units (eg, short tons, cubic feet, barrels, kilowatt-hours) to the thermal equivalent using British thermal units...temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit at or near 39.2 degrees F. Factors are calculated annually from the latest final annual data available;...

...factors. — Various energy sources are converted from original units (eg short tons, cubic feet, barrels) to the thermal equivalent using British thermal units...raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Farenheit at or near 39.2 degrees F. Factors are calculated annually from the latest annual data available;...

...cubic feet, barrels, kilowatthours) to the thermal equivalent using British thermal units (Blu). A i is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrleit (F) at or near 39.2 degrees F. Factors are calculated annually from the latest final annual...

...— Asa standard of measure of heat, we have the "heat-unit" or calorie. The " heat-unit " or calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1° centigrade. Tlie "heat-unit" corresponds to 425'5 gram-metres, ie, the same energy...

...sensible heat by the expansion of some material, generally mercury. The unit of heat is the amount required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fah. The specific heat of any substance is the number of units required to raise the temperature of...

...measure of heat is the British thermal unit, usually abbreviated to BTU One BT IT. is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit. The loss due to friction is the difference between the IHP and DHP Thus, IHP — DHP = the fric'tion...

...interrupted the friend, "then you won't get me confused. A British thermal unit is the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree by the Fahrenheit thermometer, and it is called British because it was first adopted in Britain aa...

...heat, the standard is called the "heat unit." This heat unit is the quantity of heat from any source required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree F. This heat unit has been found to have this value, but another value also. It was stated above that...

...these values that they may be firmly fixed in the mind. The British thermal unit is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit, and is equivalent to 778 foot-pounds of mechanical energy. The French calorie is the amount of heat...