solar heat
101Heat engine — Thermodynamics …
102Solar engine — A solar engine can be:* a Crookes radiometer : A light mill composed of an airtight glass bulb containing a partial vacuum. Inside are a set of vanes which are mounted on a spindle. The vanes rotate when exposed to light. * a Solar Engine circuit …
103Heat capacity — Thermodynamics …
104heat — heatable, adj. heatful, adj. heatless, adj. heatlike, adj. /heet/, n. 1. the state of a body perceived as having or generating a relatively high degree of warmth. 2. the condition or quality of being hot: the heat of an oven. 3. the degree of… …
105solar — adj. & n. adj. of, relating to, or reckoned by the sun (solar eclipse; solar time). n. 1 a solarium. 2 an upper chamber in a medieval house. Phrases and idioms: solar battery (or cell) a device converting solar radiation into electricity. solar… …
106Heat pump and refrigeration cycle — Thermodynamic heat pump and refrigeration cycles are the models for heat pumps and refrigerators. The difference between a heat pump and a normal air conditioner is that a heat pump can be used to heat a home as well as cool it. Even though the… …
107solar collector — A heat exchanger that transforms solar radiant energy into heat; typical solar collectors are flat plate collectors and concentrating collectors Device used to trap solar radiation, usually using an insulated black surface …
108Solar balloon — A solar balloon or solar airship, is a balloon that is filled with air and gains buoyancy because of the air inside the balloon gets heated because of the sun s radiation; black balloon material is the most common way to heat the air inside the… …
109Solar transit — In astronomy, solar transit is when anything passes between the Sun and the Earth. This mainly includes the planets Mercury and Venus. A solar eclipse is also a solar transit of the Moon, but technically only if it does not cover the entire disc… …
110heat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. high temperature (see heat); passion, rage, vehemence; rut, mating period. See sex, excitement. Ant., cold. II Quality of warmth Nouns 1. heat, caloric; warmth, ardor, fervor, fervency; incalescence …
