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specific heat capacity
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specific heat capacity
the heat required to raise unit mass of a substance by unit temperature interval under specified conditions, such as constant pressure: usually measured in joules per kelvin per kilogram.


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Key statement: A method and apparatus for reducing the spring rate of an air spring by providing a heat sink within the working chamber of the air spring which, in effect, reduces the ratio of specific heats, gamma, of the spring.
The parameters in heat transfer involve thermal conductivity, density, specific heats and the possibility of heats of reaction.
 
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