...(British therlise the temperature of one gram of water one degree Celsius. A BTU (British thermal unit) is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit. Force is a push or pull of something. Pushing or pulling something...

...necessary for the comprehension of combustion as ordinary weights and measures are for mercantile purposes. The amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water at its greatest density one degree Fahrenheit is called a heat unit, or sometimes a thermal unit. APPLYING...

...British Thermal Unit (BTU) is generally accepted as the standard unit of measurement of heat; it is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound (one pint) of water one degree (from 32 degrees to 33 degrees, by the Fahrenheit scale). Tbe approximate...

...calorltnetrlc test with the Parr Standard instrument and the results expressed in British Thermal Units. (BTU = the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit.) The results are also expressed in calories; a calorie being the amount...

...substance for heat. The British thermal unit is the standard heat unit, or measure, and represents the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound weight of water 1°F., the temperature of the water being 32°F., on the other hand, it is the amount...

...article of food. The calorie is taken as the unit of measurement for this heat. By calorie is meant the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water 4° F. or 1 kilogram of water 1° centigrade. In general an ounce of pure protein or carbohydrate...

...combustion of which is definitely known), and noting the rise in degrees. A British Thermal Unit is the amount of heat necessary to raise the temperature of one pound of water one degree Fahrenheit, when the water has a specific heat of one. For practical purposes the...