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sensible heat

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sensible heat [′sen·sə·bəl ′hēt]
(thermodynamics)
The heat absorbed or evolved by a substance during a change of temperature that is not accompanied by a change of state.

sensible heat
Heat that changes the temperature of a material without a change in state, such as that which would lead to increased moisture content.


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However, conventional water based TES system which is based on only sensible heat storage requires large volume in comparison with a latent heat energy storage generally called Phase Change Materials (PCM) Eutectic.
The CDQ quenches red-hot coke, dried by distillation in a coke oven, with inert gas and recovers sensible heat using a boiler to generate steam for power generation.
The problems of two-phase flows in the CFB risers are analysed in publications, but these studies do not consider the dependence of the amount of the sensible heat carried by solid ash particles on their concentration in gases.
 
 
 
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