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Specifically About Heat - Short 131
In this short podcast, Bryan goes over energy transfer and heat, specifically specific heat.
BTUs per ton is a common measurement; a BTU (British thermal unit) is the amount of heat it takes to raise the temperature of one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. 12,000 BTUs per hour is equal to one ton in heating or cooling technology. It takes one "ton" of heat to melt a ton of ice, but we kept the measurement and terminology as we moved away from using ice in industrial refrigeration.
When it comes to specific heat, we have to remember that one BTU has a different heating or cooling impact…
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