Definition of Thermal unit. Meaning of Thermal unit. Synonyms of Thermal unit

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Definition of Thermal unit

Thermal unit
Thermal Ther"mal, a. [L. thermae hot springs, fr. Gr. ?, pl. of ? heat, fr. ? hot, warm, ? to warm, make hot; perhaps akin to L. formus warm, and E. forceps.] Of or pertaining to heat; warm; hot; as, the thermal unit; thermal waters. The thermal condition of the earth. --J. D. Forbes. Thermal conductivity, Thermal spectrum. See under Conductivity, and Spectrum. Thermal unit (Physics), a unit chosen for the comparison or calculation of quantities of heat. The unit most commonly employed is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one gram or one pound of water from zero to one degree Centigrade. See Calorie, and under Unit.

Meaning of Thermal unit from wikipedia

- The British thermal unit (Btu) is a measure of heat, which is a form of energy. It was originally defined as the amount of heat required to raise the temperature...
- In heat transfer, thermal engineering, and thermodynamics, thermal conductance and thermal resistance are fundamental concepts that describe the ability...
- An ac****ulated thermal unit is a unit of measurement used to describe the ****ulative effect of temperature over time. 1 ATU is equal to 1 degree Celsius...
- the building industry term for thermal resistance "per unit area." It is sometimes denoted RSI-value if the SI units are used. An R-value can be given...
- A Thermal dose unit (TDU) is a unit of measurement used in the oil and gas industry to measure exposure to thermal radiation. It is a function of intensity...
- in unit time through a plate of particular area and thickness when its opposite faces differ in temperature by one kelvin. For a plate of thermal conductivity...
- energy and work include the foot-pound force (1.3558 J), the British thermal unit (BTU) which has various values in the region of 1055 J, the horsepower-hour...
- Successful at renovated Kanti Thermal Power Station". Retrieved 22 August 2013. "BHEL commissions 195-MW thermal power unit in Bihar". Business Standard...
- capacity or thermal capacity is a physical property of matter, defined as the amount of heat to be supplied to an object to produce a unit change in its...
- Thermal Power Station". "BHEL commissions 500 MW thermal unit in West Bengal". "Bhel commissions thermal unit in West Bengal". Business Standard India. Press...