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Re: [TowerTalk] Oil For Dummy Load

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Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Oil For Dummy Load
From: Patrick Greenlee <patrick_g@windstream.net>
Date: Sat, 5 Dec 2015 11:55:16 -0600
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*Some common specific heats and heat capacities:*
 Substance       S (J/g0C)       C (J/0C) for 100 g
 Air     1.01    101
 Aluminum        0.902   90.2
 Copper          0.385   38.5
 Gold    0.129   12.9
 Iron    0.450   45.0
 Mercury         0.140   14.0
 NaCl    0.864   86.4
 Ice     2..03   203
 Water   4.179   417.9
                



*List of orders of magnitude forspecific heat capacity <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Specific_heat_capacity>*SI prefix <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SI_prefix> Factor Value J <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joule>·kg <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilogram>^−1 ·K <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kelvin>^−1 Item deca <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deca-> 10^1 94 Radon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radon> hecto <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hecto> 10^2 120 Uranium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium>
129     Gold <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold>
130     Iridium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iridium>
Osmium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osmium>
139     Mercury <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercury_%28element%29>
145     Iodine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine>
158     Xenon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenon>
240     Caesium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caesium>
246     Ethanol <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethanol>
248     Krypton <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krypton>
363     Rubidium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubidium>
377.48  Brass <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brass>
385     Copper <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copper>
420     Cobalt <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cobalt>
444     Iron <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron>
480     Bromine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromine>
Chlorine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chlorine>
502     Diamond <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diamond>
520     Argon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argon>
677     Glass <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass>
720     Graphite <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graphite>
757     Potassium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potassium>
824     Fluorine <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fluorine>
900     Aluminium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium>
kilo <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kilo-> 10^3 1030 Neon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neon>
1230    Sodium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium>
1660    Pentane <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentane>
≈ 2000   Oil <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil>
2060    Ice <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice>(0°C)
2100    Coconut oil <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coconut_oil>
3582    Lithium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithium>
3767    Heavy water <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water>
4186    Water <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water>
4700    Ammonia <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ammonia>(liquid)
5193    Helium <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helium>
10^4    14304   Hydrogen <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydrogen>


Roger, please give a couple examples of things with higher specific heat (heat capacity) than water that are practical for using in conjunction with a DL by typical hams.

While I would never use water to fill a cantenna, a DL with provision for liquid coolant could do well with water as the heat transfer liquid. Of the commonly available substances in my limited experience only liquid ammonia (as used in old time refrigeration systems) would do better but I HATE AMMONIA so would not go there personally.

Patrick        NJ5G

On 12/5/2015 12:00 AM, Roger (K8RI) on TT wrote:
one point:

Water does not have high heat capacity, but it's great for transferring heat. 1 calorie will heat 1 cc of water 1 deg.
Heat capacity and the ability are quite different.

73

Roger  (K8RI)


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