Sentences with phrase «for heat loss»

It might be useful for heat loss, but not heat gain from the sun (day / night, latitude, axis tilt).

Of course that does not allow for heat loss to the kettle itself or the surroundings.

Note that if the heat loss out the glazing seems like a high price to pay for the solar gain, the gain for just 1 hour of good sun makes up for the heat loss through the glazing for a full day.

On the moon the only mechanism for heat loss is radiative to space and conductive from the interior to the surface.

Similarly, the figures for non-domestic buildings are energy use, whereas, for domestic buildings the figures are for heat loss, so not directly comparable either.

Traditional energy models have tended to try and emulate the average performance of existing built stock, so in the UK the Sap model includes typical appliance1 and lighting energy use, and a generous allowance for heat loss from hot water systems.

If one could see the IR light, an opaque atmosphere would make the pattern of emitted IR diffuse since only the IR from the upper levels of the atmosphere escape to space after it has been absorbed and re-emitted by the greenhouse gases (this of course depends on the wavelength of the IR and the absorption spectrum, but we can use this assumption for heat loss integrated over the whole IR spectrum).

Vent holes allow steam to escape and the wattage of the unit has been adjusted to compensate for any heat loss.

A combined physical - empirical method (Folland and Parker, 1995) is used, as in the SAR, to estimate adjustments to ships SST data obtained up to 1941 to compensate for heat losses from uninsulated (mainly canvas) or partly - insulated (mainly wooden) buckets (see Box 2.2).

Not exact matches

(Drywall accounts for about 1 percent of emissions worldwide, Surace estimates; heat loss through windows contributes about 5 percent.)

The committee has taken heat for an alleged lack of oversight for the London Whale trading loss last year.

There are also credits for adding insulation or roof materials that'll reduce heat loss, as well as putting in geothermal heating and central fan systems.

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Vitamin C, vitamin B6, and carotenoids are good examples of nutrients highly susceptible to heat, and for this reason, their loss from food is very likely to be slowed down through refrigeration.

The Heat will look for Chris Bosh to be big on the boards, something he was not in the two losses to the Bulls, grabbing only nine rebounds.

The assault led to a heated exchange between Brunt and some fans, who the 31 - year - old back had initially gone over to thank for supporting the team in the loss.

Combined with the Heat's win over Chicago and Bucks» win over Golden State, that puts Miami and Milwaukee just one game back in the loss column for the No. 6 seed.

On the heels of three straight losses, calls for the Rams to hand the reins to the No. 1 overall pick are heating up.

Dez Bryant made no apologies for the heated argument he had with Jason Witten at the end of the Cowboys» loss to the Lions on Sunday.

Behind the effort from their point guard, the Knicks handed the Heat their worst home loss since the Big Three of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh was assembled and extended their lead on the Heat for the top spot in the Eastern Conference to 1.5 games.

National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine: Head Insulation and Heat Loss in Naked and Clothed Newborns Using a Thermal Mannequin

Heat loss can occur for a newborn by escaping through the body surface, through evaporation and by cooler surfaces or hands touching her skin.

Sometimes they are on their back, still close to her, but with no pillows or blankets on / touching them (as these could be cause for over heating or loss of oxygen / blockage of air way).

The prone or side sleep position can increase the risk of rebreathing expired gases, resulting in hypercapnia and hypoxia.54, — , 57 The prone position also increases the risk of overheating by decreasing the rate of heat loss and increasing body temperature compared with infants sleeping supine.58, 59 Recent evidence suggests that prone sleeping alters the autonomic control of the infant cardiovascular system during sleep, particularly at 2 to 3 months of age, 60 and can result in decreased cerebral oxygenation.61 The prone position places infants at high risk of SIDS (odds ratio [OR]: 2.3 — 13.1).62, — , 66 However, recent studies have demonstrated that the SIDS risks associated with side and prone position are similar in magnitude (OR: 2.0 and 2.6, respectively) 63 and that the population - attributable risk reported for side sleep position is higher than that for prone position.65, 67 Furthermore, the risk of SIDS is exceptionally high for infants who are placed on their side and found on their stomach (OR: 8.7).63 The side sleep position is inherently unstable, and the probability of an infant rolling to the prone position from the side sleep position is significantly greater than rolling prone from the back.65, 68 Infants who are unaccustomed to the prone position and are placed prone for sleep are also at greater risk than those usually placed prone (adjusted OR: 8.7 — 45.4).63, 69,70 Therefore, it is critically important that every caregiver use the supine sleep position for every sleep period.

Crowley was also asked about the recent loss of his hand - picked NY - 9 candidate, Assemblyman David Weprin, for which he he has taken a lot of heat.

The loss of # 700 a year could leave a choice of heating the home, going on holiday or buying food for children, the deputy chief executive of the Citizens» Advice Bureau has said.

«In light of the troubling report, which comes amid a citywide collapse of heating systems in public housing, I am investigating the circumstances surrounding the loss of immediate heating upgrades for 3,000 NYCHA residents,» Torres said.

This helped the group develop a quantum theory of heat loss that may reveal the best materials for tiny transistors.

At thermoneutrality, no extra food combustion is required to counteract heat loss, and the degree of insulation would thus not play any role for the metabolic balance equation for normal - life humans.»

Predicting and controlling heat loss will be crucial for ITER, the international tokamak under construction in France, in which temperatures are to reach 150 million degrees Celsius, or 10 times the heat at the core of the sun.

European wheat production areas have to prepare for greater harvest losses in the future when global warming will lead to increased drought and heat waves in southern Europe, and wet and cool conditions in the north, especially at the time of sowing.

Such «flushing» accounts for up to 60 % of a diver's heat loss, so to counteract the cooling, manufacturers make wetsuits thicker.

NCAR, which is financed in part by the National Science Foundation, has spent several years searching for ways to extend the predicability of floods, droughts, heat waves and other extreme weather events from weeks to months as a way to give weather - sensitive sectors such as agriculture more time to protect themselves against costly losses.

Superconductivity holds great promise for delivering energy without the usual losses due to heat and electrical resistance that we find with regular power lines, but it is notoriously tricky to achieve.

A glowing nose could cause excessive heat loss for Rudolph, putting him at risk of hypothermia.

The Neanderthal nose has been a matter of befuddlement for anthropologists, who point out that modern cold - adapted humans have narrow noses to moisten and warm air as it enters the lung, and reduce water and heat loss during exhalation.

So high social status in this group of snow monkeys has a trade - off between the costs of high rank position and the benefits from a hot spring, which is advantageous for conserving energy by reducing loss of body heat, and lowering stress levels.

Based on its size, a toucan's bill can theoretically account for anywhere from 5 % to 100 % of the bird's body heat loss, the team reports tomorrow in Science.

«And heat losses might make it impossible for the plasma to achieve the high temperatures needed for fusion.

As a result, the engineered quantum dots feature nearly complete suppression of Auger effect's heat loss, and this allows for redirecting the energy released by the electrical current into the light - emission channel instead of wasteful heat.

The Heidelberg researchers assume that the short - duration flash - heating events were responsible for the «loss» of carbon.

For the BSI, comfort is expressed in things like warmth - to - weight ratio, how the quilt impedes bodily heat loss and how effectively it allows «moisture» (we're glad to note that this refers to perspiration) to evaporate.

After 24 hours of sleep deprivation, normal flies reacted slower to heat in their cages, but the mutants reacted as if they were fully rested, indicating that they didn't need to make up for their slumber loss.

Newswise — STONY BROOK, N.Y., April 24, 2017 — Climate change is predicted to cause a series of maladies for world oceans including heating up, acidification, and the loss of oxygen.

In terms of consumer applications, high - purity graphene could also be a great option to build efficient thermoelectric devices that convert heat into electric current (and vice versa) with little energy loss — for instance, creating lightweight circuitry woven into clothes that turns body heat into charge for our smartphones.

New treatments for burns are needed because the loss of the skin barrier results in fluid and heat loss and the risk of infection.

In a potentially major advance, physicists at PPPL and the DIII - D National Fusion Facility that General Atomics operates for the DOE have discovered a way to reduce the loss of heat and particles from fusion plasmas.

Schaefer et al. state that there are four active volcanoes within the Southern Patagonian Icefield, which may be accounting for some additional basal melt, but that changes to mass balance from a high geothermal heat flux can only account for a very small additional mass loss.

The science Short - term cold exposure of around 30 minutes can lead to fatty acid release and provide fuel for heat production through shivering, leading not only to weight loss, but some lean muscle gain.

While most people consider hair oils for the purpose of smoothing or heat protection, moringa oil can prevent hair loss when applied to the scalp because it boosts blood flow to the area.