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heat energy

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heat energy [′hēt ‚en·ər·jē]
(thermodynamics)


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It is important that the thermal load profile closely follow the electric load profile so as to make maximum use of the waste heat energy from the cogenerator.
For instance, Sussman explains mow heat energy from the sun is converted into the moving energy of the wind, how it evaporates water to power the water cycle, and how it's trapped on Earth by the greenhouse effect.
Some of the heat energy radiates back toward Earth, and some radiates higher into the atmosphere, eventually escaping into space.
 
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