Symbols, Abbreviations, Acronyms, Definitions

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APB Aphodid boiler or burner

Q: Heat. kCcal

LQ : latent heat; enthalpy of phase change. Cannot be measured with a thermometer.

SQ : sensible heat. Can be felt and measured with a thermometer.

AH : Ambient enthalpy (see Enthalpy)

W: Work kJ; Useful energy in general. W_mec mechanical energy; W_ele electric energy. Power energy per unit time. 1 kCal = 4,186 kJ. 1 kJ/sek = 1kW. 1 kWh = 3.6 x 10⁶ J. 1 PJ (PetaJoule) = 10¹⁵ J

GSP: Gas Splitter. For instance to extract O₂ from air.

Gt: Gigaton. 10⁶ Tons

H: Enthalpy (see Terminology).

HP: Heat Pump. Heat is pumped out of a refrigerator with a HP

HX: Heat eXchanger or heat conductor. A pan is a HX between a fire and the water inside it. HHX Hot HX; releases pumped Q. CHX: Cold HX; absorbs Q to be pumped by a HP

HAARP: High (frequency) Active Auroral Research Program

IPCC: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Control. Meteorology department of the UN in Geneva

Nm³: m³ of a gas at standard temperature and pressure (20'C, 1 atm)

P: Pressure in atm (atmospheres). 1 atm = 1.045 bar = 1.033 kg/cm² = 760 Torr

T: Temperature °C

Greek

r: Density or specific weight. kg/m³

F : Atmospheric humidity. Grams _G.H₂O per kg of dry air. F is the physical carrier of atmospheric LQ