what is latent heat?

Answer Posted / martin

Sorry for not being technically clear in my above post.

Latent heat - It's the heat transfer that causes a change in the phase but not the temperature.

Generally, people get confused with sensible and latent heat.

Sensible heat - It's the heat transfer that cause a change in temperature in the system.

Is This Answer Correct ?    8 Yes 0 No



Post New Answer       View All Answers


Please Help Members By Posting Answers For Below Questions

What are the modes of heat transfer?

605


How to Track the Inventory Items that are avaliable past 15years.

1557


What are the symptoms of broke piston ring?

4059


Hello friends on 10th feb my campus interview of Vikram Cement group compony of Aditya Birla.So please suggest me which kind of prepration I have done to success the interview.

1736


how to calculate duct fittings surface area ?

3821






What are some mechanical laboratory apparatuses?

691


Compare the prandtl numbers of Air, water and Liquid metal. If prandtl number is more what do you understand?

3019


At 50 Centigrade (Fuel oil) what is its cast?

1537


Where is the expansion tank located?

1479


sir/ madam i m apearing to rrb bhubaneswar for entrans exam please i want a help to get thruogh this

1730


explain the omportance of "squish" and "swirl" in ci engine

2737


Explain the rule to find specific heat of aqueous solutions.

642


What are the procedures on how to anneal?

1462


find the damper capacity of a system having a damping co efficient of 90% with a vibrating mass of 0.1Kg over a spring having a stiffness of 1KN/m.

1395


"What is the remedy if due exchanging, valve broke out during engine running operation?"

1594