a thermodynamic property of a system equal to the sum of its internal energy and the product of its pressure and volume
Symbol: H. Also called: heat content, total heat
Word origin
C20: from Greek enthalpein to warm in, from en-2 + thalpein to warm
Examples of 'heat content' in a sentence
heat content
The heat content for simulated and actual municipal solid waste showed good agreement.
A. JOHARI, H. HASHIM, R. MAT, H. ALIAS, M. H. HASSIM, M. ROZAINEE 2012, 'GENERALIZATION, FORMULATION AND HEAT CONTENTS OF SIMULATED MSW WITH HIGH MOISTURECONTENT', Journal of Engineering Science and Technologyhttp://jestec.taylors.edu.my/Vol%207%20Issue%206%20December%2012/Vol_7_6_701-710_A.%20JOHARI.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Agricultural activities notably alter weather and climate including near-surface heat content.
Tianyi Zhang, Rezaul Mahmood, Xiaomao Lin, Roger A. Pielke, Sr. 2019, 'Irrigation impacts on minimum and maximum surface moist enthalpy in the Central GreatPlains of the USA', Weather and Climate Extremeshttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094718300938. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Under the best working conditions, 93% of the heat content of the mixture can be transferred to the exchanger.
Minetti R., Vandooren J., Van Tiggelen P. 2006, 'Description d'un nouveau brûleur compact. Fonctionnement en régime de gaz prémélangésDescription of a New Compact Premixed Gas Burner', Oil & Gas Science and Technologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.2516/ogst:1988042. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Smoke plumes have the ability to change the atmospheric heat content due to absorption and reduced reflection of solar radiation.
L. Klüser, D. Rosenfeld, A. Macke, T. Holzer-Popp 2008, 'Observations of shallow convective clouds generated by solar heating of dark smokeplumes', Atmospheric Chemistry and Physicshttp://www.atmos-chem-phys.net/8/2833/2008/acp-8-2833-2008.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The physical and chemical properties of the lignins included chemical composition, heat content, ash, and water content.
Sedat Beis, Saikrishna Mukkamala, Nathan Hill, Jincy Joseph, Cirila Baker, Bruce Jensen,Elizabeth Stemmler, Clayton Wheeler, Brian Frederick, Adriaan van Heiningen, AlexBerg, William Joseph DeSisto 2010, 'FAST PYROLYSIS OF LIGNINS', BioResourceshttp://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/viewFile/BioRes_05_3_1408_Beis_MHJBJSWFVBD_Fast_Pyrolysis_Lignins/647. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Heat content between 5 to 65 m depth in 2005 was higher than in 1998 and 2006.
Hadikusumah Hadikusumah, J. D. Lekalete 2011, 'INCREASE OF THE THERMOCLINE LAYER DUE TO TSUNAMI 2004 IN NANGRO ACEH DARUSSALAM WATERS',E-Journal Ilmu dan Teknologi Kelautan Tropishttp://journal.ipb.ac.id/index.php/jurnalikt/article/view/7840. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The stratified water near the front therefore has lower heat content (and lower depth-mean temperature) than the mixed water.
D. G. Bowers, K. M. M. Lwiza, 'The temperature minimum at tidal fronts', Annales Geophysicaehttp://www.ann-geophys.net/12/683/1994/angeo-12-683-1994.html. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)