Heat Of Condensation (Noun)
Meaning
Heat liberated by a unit mass of gas at its boiling point as it condenses into a liquid; "the heat of condensation is equal to the heat of vaporization".
Classification
Nouns denoting natural phenomena.
Examples
- The engineer calculated the heat_of_condensation of the refrigerant to determine its suitability for the new air conditioning system.
- During the experiment, the scientist measured the heat_of_condensation of water vapor as it condensed into liquid droplets.
- The heat_of_condensation of the gas was an important factor in designing the condenser coils for the power plant.
- The heat_of_condensation of the substance was found to be equal to its heat of vaporization, as expected.
- The textbook explained that the heat_of_condensation is a critical parameter in understanding the thermodynamics of phase transitions.