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  2. Thermal expansion - Wikipedia

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    For solids, one might only be concerned with the change along a length, or over some area. The volumetric thermal expansion coefficient is the most basic thermal expansion coefficient, and the most relevant for fluids. In general, substances expand or contract when their temperature changes, with expansion or contraction occurring in all ...

  3. Thermal stress - Wikipedia

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    Temperature gradients, thermal expansion or contraction and thermal shocks are things that can lead to thermal stress. This type of stress is highly dependent on the thermal expansion coefficient which varies from material to material. In general, the greater the temperature change, the higher the level of stress that can occur.

  4. Tyndall's bar breaker - Wikipedia

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    During the heating phase the thermal expansion of the rod (b) is compensated by tightly fastening the nut (a). Taking away the flame starts the cooling phase. Typically the bar (c) breaks within a few minutes with a loud bang or it is at least deformed significantly. Performing Tyndall's bar breaker experiment

  5. Thermal equation of state of solids - Wikipedia

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    To distinguish these two thermal expansion equations of state, the latter one is called pressure-dependent thermal expansion equation of state. To deveop the pressure-dependent thermal expansion equation of state, in an compression process at room temperature from (V 0, T 0, P 0) to (V 1, T 0,P 1), a general form of volume is expressed as

  6. Poisson's ratio - Wikipedia

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    In materials science and solid mechanics, Poisson's ratio (symbol: ν ) is a measure of the Poisson effect, the deformation (expansion or contraction) of a material in directions perpendicular to the specific direction of loading. The value of Poisson's ratio is the negative of the ratio of transverse strain to axial strain.

  7. Work (thermodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, the equations given for a linear spring can also be used for elastic solid bars. Alternately, we can determine the work associated with the expansion or contraction of an elastic solid bar by replacing the pressure P by its counterpart in solids, normal stress σ = F/A in the work expansion =.

  8. Volume correction factor - Wikipedia

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    In thermodynamics, the Volume Correction Factor (VCF), also known as Correction for the effect of Temperature on Liquid (CTL), is a standardized computed factor used to correct for the thermal expansion of fluids, primarily, liquid hydrocarbons at various temperatures and densities. [1]

  9. Negative thermal expansion - Wikipedia

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    Negative thermal expansion (NTE) is an unusual physicochemical process in which some materials contract upon heating, rather than expand as most other materials do. The most well-known material with NTE is water at 0 to 3.98 °C. Also, the density of solid water (ice) is lower than the density of liquid water at standard pressure.