The most trustworthy results are obtained by measuring the quantity of heat generated by the friction between solids and liquids. It was for a long time believed that no heat was evolved by the friction of liquids and gases. But in 1842 Meyer showed that... Manual of Chemistry - Page 59by George Fownes - 1883Full view - About this book
| Thomas Graham - 1858 - 880 pages
...this estimate has since been found to be likewise too high. The most trustworthy results are, however, obtained by measuring the quantity of heat generated...weather is also, probably, an effect of fluid friction. In 1848 Mr. Joule showed that heat is evolved in the passage of water through narrow tubes, and that... | |
| Thomas Graham - 1858 - 896 pages
...liquids and gases. Bat) in 1842, Meyer showed that the temperature of water may be raised 22° or 23° P. by agitating it. The warmth of the sea after a few days of stormy weather * also, probably, an effect of fluid friction. In 1843 Mr. Joule showed that heat is evolved in the... | |
| Alessandro Cialdi - 1866 - 756 pages
...autore tra i fatti di prova annovera quello del « calore del mare dopo pochi giorni di tempo procelloso (the warmth of the sea after a few days of stormy weather)..., lungamente e comunemente attribuito ad attrito fluido. » Fenomeno del vento, che non so spiegare 834.... | |
| GEORGE FOWNES, F.R.S. - 1869 - 876 pages
...1840-43 on the relations between the heat and mechanical power generated by the electric current, Mr. Joule was led to conclude that the heat required to...weather is also probably an effect of fluid friction. HEAT. Fig. 49. Fig. 50. shows a vertical, and fig. 50 a horizontal section, was firmly fitted into... | |
| George Fownes - 1869 - 882 pages
...1840—43 on the relations between the heat and mechanical power generated by the electric current, Mr. Joule was led to conclude that the heat required to...weather is also probably an effect of fluid friction. Fig. 49. Fig. shows a vertical, and fig. 50 a horizontal section, was firmly fitted into a copper vessel... | |
| George Fownes - 1872 - 890 pages
...It was for a long time believed that no heat was evolved by the friction of liquids and gases. Hut in 1842 Meyer showed that the temperature of water...weather is also probably an effect of fluid friction. HEAT. Ff 49. fig. 60. Rliows a vertical, and fig. 50 a horizontal section, was firmly fitted into a... | |
| George Fownes - 1873 - 888 pages
...friction of liquids and gases. Butinl«42 Meyer showed that the temperature of water may be raised --° or 23° F. by agitating it. The warmth of the sea...probably an effect of fluid friction. The apparatus ennployed by Mr. Joule for the determination of this important constant, by means of the friction of... | |
| George Fownes - 1877 - 588 pages
...communicated to the containing vessel, or of that which was lost by dispersion during the experiment. The most trustworthy results are obtained by measuring...water, consisted of a brass paddle-wheel furnished working between four sets of stationary vanes. This revolving apparatus, of which fig. 33 shows a horizontal,... | |
| Thomas Minchin Goodeve - 1879 - 364 pages
...in the friction of liquid and gaseous bodies. Moreover there are many facts, such as, for instance, the warmth of the sea after a few days of stormy weather, which had long been commonly attributed to fluid friction. The first mention, so far as I am aware,... | |
| James Prescott Joule - 1884 - 706 pages
...in the friction of liquid and gaseous bodies. Moreover there were many facts, such as, for instance, the warmth of the sea after a few days of stormy weather, which had long been commonly attributed to fluid friction. Nevertheless the * Phil. Mag. ser. 3. vol.... | |
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