The standard electrical dictionary; a popular dictionary of words, terms, and phrases, used in the practice of electrical engineering (1897)
Sloane, T. O'Conor (Thomas O'Conor), 1851-1940 · New York, H. W. Henley & co. · leaf 103
the- amount of heat produced by anything in the inner vessels is deter-mined. The amount of ice a heatedbody will melt is sometimes madethe basis of a calorimeter. The ex-pansion of a fluid, as water, maybe nsed. In the calorimeter shownin the cut the heat produced in aconelnctor hv the passage of… … STANDARD KI.KCTRICAI. DICTIONARY. 99 a determination of the heat produced by the current. Knowingthe resistance ot the conductor immersed, the watts can be cal-culated. This gives the bases for the determination of the heat-equivalent of electric energy. This is but an imperfect calorimeter,as it…
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