heat

heat, nonmechanical energy in transit, associated with differences in temperature between a system and its surroundings or between parts of the same system.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• Study and Analysis of Heat
• Transfer of Heat
• Heat of Vaporization
• Heat of Fusion
• Specific Heat
• Measures of Heat
• Bibliography

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