Excerpt from The Application of Refrigeration to the Handling of Milk A knowledge Of the terms used in refrigeration is necessary in order to better understand the matter given in the following pages. There fore definitions of the principal terms and units employed are given for the benefit Of those not already familiar with them. British thermal unit - A British thermal unit (b. T. U.) is the quan tity of heat required to raise 1 pound Of pure water 1 degree Fahren heit, at or near its maximum density, F. Some ...
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Excerpt from The Application of Refrigeration to the Handling of Milk A knowledge Of the terms used in refrigeration is necessary in order to better understand the matter given in the following pages. There fore definitions of the principal terms and units employed are given for the benefit Of those not already familiar with them. British thermal unit - A British thermal unit (b. T. U.) is the quan tity of heat required to raise 1 pound Of pure water 1 degree Fahren heit, at or near its maximum density, F. Some authorities consider a British thermal unit as the heat required to raise 1 pound of pure water from 61� to 62� F. For practical purposes, however, it may be considered the heat required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water 1 degree Fahrenheit. Sensible heat - Sensible heat is the heat that may be felt by the hand or measured by a thermometer.. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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