to heat some water
1heat — I n. warmth 1) to generate, produce; radiate heat 2) to alleviate the heat 3) blistering, extreme, great, intense, oppressive, scorching, stifling, sweltering, unbearable heat 4) dry; penetrating; radiant; red; white heat 5) animal; body heat 6)… …
2Water heating — is a thermodynamic process using an energy source to heat water above its initial temperature. Typical domestic uses of hot water are for cooking, cleaning, bathing, and space heating. In industry, both hot water and water heated to steam have… …
3Heat capacity — Thermodynamics …
4Water — This article is about general aspects of water. For a detailed discussion of its properties, see Properties of water. For other uses, see Water (disambiguation) …
5Heat exchanger — An interchangeable plate heat exchanger Tubular heat exchan …
6Heat of combustion — The heat of combustion (ΔHc0) is the energy released as heat when a compound undergoes complete combustion with oxygen under standard conditions. The chemical reaction is typically a hydrocarbon reacting with oxygen to form carbon dioxide, water… …
7Water cooling — Cooling tower and water discharge of a nuclear power plant Water cooling is a method of heat removal from components and industrial equipment. As opposed to air cooling, water is used as the heat conductor. Water cooling is commonly used for… …
8Water resources — A natural wetland Water resources are sources of water that are useful or potentially useful. Uses of water include agricultural, industrial …
9Water quality — A rosette sampler is used to collect samples in deep water, such as the Great Lakes or oceans, for water quality testing. Water quality is the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of water.[1] It is a measure of the condition of… …
10Water softening — A water softener reduces the dissolved calcium, magnesium, and to some degree manganese and ferrous iron ion concentration in hard water.These hardness ions cause three major kinds of undesired effects. Most visibly, metal ions react with soaps… …
