Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2000 18:35:33 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> To: Narvi <narvi@haldjas.folklore.ee>, handy@lambic.physics.montana.edu Cc: freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Hardware in space? Message-ID: <00Jun23.183547est.115316@border.alcanet.com.au> In-Reply-To: <20000623090738.D79514@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>; from peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au on Fri, Jun 23, 2000 at 09:07:38AM %2B1000 References: <4.1.20000622075529.00979b80@mail.rz.fh-wilhelmshaven.de> <Pine.BSF.3.96.1000622113850.2206U-100000@haldjas.folklore.ee> <20000623090738.D79514@gsmx07.alcatel.com.au>
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On 2000-Jun-23 09:07:38 +1000, Peter Jeremy <peter.jeremy@alcatel.com.au> wrote: >Aluminium has a specific heat of ~0.95J/g per degree C. >Good alternatives include lithium (3.3J/g/degree) and water Another reference gives Al 0.90 J/g/K and Li 3.4 J/g/K. >- Using latent heat of fusion: ie melting a solid. I can't find any good suggestions of suitable materials in my (general) chemistry texts. > Alternatively, Rose's Metal (from memory) might do. Having checked, I meant Wood's Metal - a BiCdPbSn alloy melting at 65C (which is probably the upper reasonable temperature limit). Peter To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message
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