The quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit at a particular temperature (there are several different precise definitions) and a pressure of one atmosphere.

(physics, chemistry) The branch of materials science that studies the temperature dependant properties of materials compared with some reference material.

(physics, chemistry) The application of a thermoanalytic technique involving recording any temperature difference between sample and reference materials that are undergoing identical thermal cycles.

plural of coefficient of thermal expansion

plural of recuperative thermal oxidizer

plural of regenerative thermal oxidizer

A type of thermal oxidizer for treating air pollutants of all types, especially VOCs and odours, by burning the gases in an oven at about 800ºC for about 1 second, while recuperating nearly all of the heat generated from the combustion of said pollutants to pre-heat the entering polluted air using a ceramic heat exchanger, thus greatly reducing energy costs. Often called an RTO.

A type of thermal oxidizer for treating air pollutants of all types, especially VOCs and odours, by burning the gases in an oven at about 800ºC for about 1 second, while recuperating part of the heat generated from the combustion of said pollutants to pre-heat the entering polluted air, thus reducing energy costs.