Laws of thermodynamics

Cool Mints When eating a mint a cool sensation bursts through one's mouth, but is that mint really making their mouth cold, or is it just their mind playing tricks on them? This science fair project is questioning whether or not mints really make one's mouth cold. To test this the theory, the project will include a glass of lukewarm with mints added in every few minutes. How will adding mints in a glass of room temperature water affect the temperature of water? Why does it feel like mints cool…

How Does Radiant Heating Differ from Other Systems? What are the Benefits of Radiant Heating? Radiant heating is becoming more popular as homeowners seek affordable and sustainable energy solutions. Read on to learn what the benefits are and makes radiant heating unique. What are the Differences? Radiant heating systems do not rely on force air, which uses oil or gas to blow heated air around the home through a duct system. In homes with traditional HVAC systems, the home dwellers will…

AIM OF THE PRACTICAL The aim of this practical was to investigate the reality or the accuracy of the formula for the resultant force on and the position of the centre of pressure on a vertical rectangular surface. SKETCH OF APPARATUS Counterbalance weight Balance pan(with 20g mass piece) Flat/curved surface(as shown below) Water Beaker Mass pieces(20g each) SUMMARY OF THEORY Hydrostatic force is the force exerted by the…

showed significantly more clustered structure than either stearic or stearic – nhexanol formation. The thermodynamic parameters are evaluated using Eyring equation is given below…

Abstract A spontaneous, one-pot strategy for the room temperature biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) using Cocos Nucifera Linn (coconut palm) coir extract is described. The formation of AuNPs was observed within 30s of reaction time between the metal precursor and coir extract. The bioextract acted as both reducing agent and a stabilizer. The influence of various experimental parameters such as % volume fraction of coir extract, concentration of metal precursor, contact time and solution…

Tribological behavior of double-glow plasma Zirconium-Yttrium alloying on γ-TiAl Cong Huang, Pingze Zhang*, Dongbo Wei, Xiangfei Wei, Xiaohu Chen and Feng Ding (College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Nanjing 211100, China) * Corresponding author: pzzhang_nuaa@126.com Abstract: A Zr-Y alloyed layer was prepared onto the surface of γ-TiAl using double-glow plasma surface alloying technique (DG technique). The results showed that the Zr-Y…

here first and second term in the equation (3) represents coulomb potential whereas last term is exchange-correlation potential. The exchange and correlation effects were taken in to account by using PBE-sol exchange correlation technique for treatment of electronic interactions in ZnGa2S4 and CdGa2S4 crystal compounds. The aim behind adoption of PBE-sol exchange correlation technique is that it recoups the prime gradient expansion for exchange and jallium surface potential are exactly…

Introduction Vapor pressure is the pressure of a vapor (gas) at equilibrium; equilibrium occurs when there is no net change between the amount of liquid and the amount of vapor because they balance each other. When the temperature of water becomes extremely low, as it does in this experiment, the rate of vaporization does not matter. The objective of this experiment is to determine the experimental heat of vaporization and compare it to the accepted heat of vaporization of water (40.7 kj/mol).…

How TPO Roofing Works TPO Roofing Thermoplastic Olefin (TPO) roofing membrane is often regarded as one of the most efficient and economical roofing alternative to PVC roofing. This single ply roofing system is made out of thermoplastic polyolefin membrane, which consist thermoplastic polyolefin top fly compound, TPO polymer base and polyester-reinforced fabric center. TPO fabric also uses fillers made out of carbon fiber, Metal Oxy Sulfate, wollastonite and fiberglass as well as EPDM and…

1 Introduction Since the early 1970s the need for a clean and environmental friendly alternative to the use of fossil fuel in combustion engines, especially in individual transportation, has grown with ups and downs over time. Increased awareness of climate change and global warming have enforced the so called hydrogen energy transition, which describes the significant change from the dominant oil based technologies towards the use of hydrogen as a clean fuel in transportation. Although hydrogen…