thermal capacity

collocation in English

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thermal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈθɜː.məl/us
/ˈθɝː.məl/
connected ...
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capacity
noun
uk
/kəˈpæs.ə.ti/us
/kəˈpæs.ə.t̬i/
the total amount that can be contained ...
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(Definition ofthermalandcapacityfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Of course, any airconditioning installation can be designed so that advantage is taken of thethermalcapacityof the building.
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For convenience, we set thethermalcapacityof the coolant and the total flow rate to be one.
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Is there any intention that the actualthermalcapacityof town's gas would be increased?
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Thethermalcapacityis related to coil temperature and the point where adhesives and coil insulation melt or change shape.
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Helium is also used because of its greaterthermalcapacitythan nitrogen.
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In strong conductors (metals) electrons are so degenerate that they can not even contribute much to thethermalcapacityof a metal.
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Other sand materials with higher densities, thermal conductivity orthermalcapacitycan also be used as a chill.
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Alternatively argon can be used however its density requires significantly more horsepower to move it and itsthermalcapacityis less than the alternatives.
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Because water has a largerthermalcapacitythan air, land surfaces will heat more rapidly during the summer season.
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This underuse of the countrysthermalcapacityis due to the high variable costs of thermal generation.
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Underground lines are strictly limited by theirthermalcapacity, which permits less overload or re-rating than overhead lines.
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This allows the engineer to calculate the supply air flow rate andthermalcapacityof the required air curtain for a particular application.
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For example, "lunar rocket" and "moon rocket" are accepted as synonyms, as are "thermalcapacity" and "heat capacity".
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Objects transfer heat to nearby objects at a rate proportionate to the real-world thermal conductivity andthermalcapacityof the materials.
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An ideal coolant has highthermalcapacity, low viscosity, is low-cost, non-toxic, and chemically inert, neither causing nor promoting corrosion of the cooling system.
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The ground beneath the solar collector, water in bags or tubes, or a saltwater thermal sink in the collector could addthermalcapacityand inertia to the collector.
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This has the potential to increase the heat capacity of the total assembly, but the presence of the additional thermal junction will limit totalthermalcapacity.
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The outer wall was made of concrete to give a highthermalcapacity, and the inner surface was made of a porous material such as sandstone.
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In loudspeakers, thermal capacities of the voice coils and magnet structures largely determine continuous power handling ratings.
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