by gtcfoadm » Tue Jun 22, 2021 6:29 pm
Marcel wrote:
the constant for the heat capacity of water is 4186.8, not 4168.
Hi Marcel
Thank you for your comment.
The tool uses 4186, but it was misspelled in the text. It's fixed now.
But you will find other values as well in the Internet. This "constant" is different at different temperatures. So, it is not really a constant. It is only a constant if you can live with some inaccuracy. I had a look at some tables and I have seen values of 4213 (1°C, 34°F) then going down to 4178 (35°C, 95°F) and up again to 4210 (95°C, 203°F). For most practical purposes, the tool should be accurate enough.
Marcel wrote:
the constant for the heat capacity of water is 4186.8, not 4168.
Hi Marcel
Thank you for your comment.
The tool uses 4186, but it was misspelled in the text. It's fixed now.
But you will find other values as well in the Internet. This "constant" is different at different temperatures. So, it is not really a constant. It is only a constant if you can live with some inaccuracy. I had a look at some tables and I have seen values of 4213 (1°C, 34°F) then going down to 4178 (35°C, 95°F) and up again to 4210 (95°C, 203°F). For most practical purposes, the tool should be accurate enough.