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  2. Newton's law of cooling - Wikipedia

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    When stated in terms of temperature differences, Newton's law (with several further simplifying assumptions, such as a low Biot number and a temperature-independent heat capacity) results in a simple differential equation expressing temperature-difference as a function of time. The solution to that equation describes an exponential decrease of ...

  3. Temperature dependence of viscosity - Wikipedia

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    Understanding the temperature dependence of viscosity is important for many applications, for instance engineering lubricants that perform well under varying temperature conditions (such as in a car engine), since the performance of a lubricant depends in part on its viscosity.

  4. Joule–Thomson effect - Wikipedia

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    In thermodynamics, the Joule–Thomson effect (also known as the Joule–Kelvin effect or Kelvin–Joule effect) describes the temperature change of a real gas or liquid (as differentiated from an ideal gas) when it is expanding; typically caused by the pressure loss from flow through a valve or porous plug while keeping it insulated so that no heat is exchanged with the environment.

  5. Convection (heat transfer) - Wikipedia

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    where ˙ is the heat transferred per unit time, A is the area of the object, h is the heat transfer coefficient, T is the object's surface temperature, and T f is the fluid temperature. [8] The convective heat transfer coefficient is dependent upon the physical properties of the fluid and the physical situation.

  6. Volume (thermodynamics) - Wikipedia

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    P water S = Partial pressure of water in saturated air (that is, at 100% relative humidity; in this case the partial pressure is equal to the vapour pressure, which can be determined as a function of ambient temperature) P water B = Partial pressure of water in saturated air in 37 °C = 47 mmHg; T S = Standard temperature in kelvins (K) = 273 K

  7. Viscosity - Wikipedia

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    Local atomic structure changes observed in undercooled liquids on cooling below the equilibrium melting temperature either in terms of radial distribution function g(r) [51] or structure factor S(Q) [52] are found to be directly responsible for the liquid fragility: deviation of the temperature dependence of viscosity of the undercooled liquid ...

  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. Liquefaction of gases - Wikipedia

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    Air is liquefied by the Linde process, in which air is alternately compressed, cooled, and expanded, each expansion results in a considerable reduction in temperature. With the lower temperature the molecules move more slowly and occupy less space, so the air changes phase to become liquid.