Amount of heat required to change the temperature of one unit of volume by one unit of temperature:
c_v = \frac{\delta Q}{\delta V \cdot \delta T} |
Symbol | Dimension | SI units | Oil metric units | Oil field units |
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c_v | M L-1 T−2 Θ−1 | J/(m3⋅K) | J/(m3⋅K) |
Volumetric Heat Capacity depends on the PVT conditions at which the heat transfer is happening and thus.
The two major heat transfer processes are isobaric and isohoric which define:
Both c_p and c_V are characterizing the properties of matter and properly tabulated for the vast majority of materials.
See also
Physics / Thermodynamics / Thermodynamic process / Heat Transfer