[Terrapreta] Engineering tool box

[joe ferguson]

No, it means that a given amount of heat would raise the temperature of 
the charcoal ~4 times as much as it would the water.  e.g., 1 BTU would 
raise the temp. of one pound of water by 1 degree F, but it would raise 
the temp. of charcoal ~4 degree F.

Joe

Gerald Van Koeverden wrote:
> I realize that there are several real engineers on this list.  For  
> those of us aspiring wannebe engineers like me, have we all  
> discovered the on-line Engineering Tool Box?
>
> I just checked it for the specific heat of various materials.  The  
> specific heat of charcoal is only 1/4 that of water, i.e. 0.24.  Thus  
> it would take four times as much weight of charcoal to heat water as  
> I assumed.
>
> http://www.engineeringtoolbox.com/
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> gerrit
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