[Stoves] specific heat

[ksmith46 at frontiernet.net]

Thanks all for your Help. I knew I was right on the calculation using  
BTU but I wanted to use the formulas for Grams, Joules to convert. I  
figured it all out.
Thanks.

ken Smith


Quoting Kevin Chisholm <kchisholm at ca.inter.net>:

> Dear Ken
>
> The beauty of the Imperial System is its simplicity. :-)
>
> The Specific Heat of water is 1 BTU per pound. 1 BTU is the heat energy
> required to raise the temperature of 1 pound of water by 1 degree
> Fahrenheit.
>
> Q = m*Cp * (T2-T1)
>
> Q is the heat energy required in BTU
> m is the weight of water in pounds
> Cp is the Specific Heat at constant pressure
> T2 is the "final temperature" in degrees F
> T1 is the "Starting temperature" in degrees F
>
> Once the water reaches boiling temperature, 212 F at Sea Level, the
> water turns to vapor. Each pound of water evaporated will take away
> about 970 BTU per pound of water evaporated.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Kevin
>
> ksmith46 at frontiernet.net wrote:
>> Does anuone know where I might be able to find some calculations on
>> how many btu it takes to bring water up to a temperature. I use the
>> 1lb to 1 degree temperature and when I calculate it using specific
>> heat of water which is 4.184 Joules per gram and convert it to BTU, I
>> come up with different figures.
>>
>> Ken Smith
>>
>>
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