No-phase-change energy
Sensible heat
Inputs
Mass of the material undergoing temperature change.
User-entered value for the stated material and condition; no lookup is used.
Final minus initial temperature; sign indicates heating or cooling.
Results
Heat transferQ
1,046.5
Energy per unit massq
104.65
kJ/kgQ = mcΔT
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Nearby: Heat-exchanger ΔTlm · Plane-wall conduction · Thermal radiation exchange · Convection heat rate
Method
Formula, when it applies, and when it does not
Calculate heat transfer from mass, specific heat, and temperature change without applying a hidden property table.
Q = mcΔT
When
- No phase change
- User-entered specific heat
- No work by/on the system
Don’t
- The specific heat is user-entered. This approximation requires no phase change and excludes heat loss, temperature-dependent properties, mixing, reaction, and work by/on the system.