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The generation of electric power by a heat engine which converts part of the heat generated by combustion of the fuel into mechanical motion to operate an electric generator.
Industry:Energy
The generation of electricity or shaft power by an energy conversion system and the concurrent use of rejected thermal energy from the conversion system as an auxiliary energy source.
Industry:Energy
The geographical direction that the primary or largest exterior wall of a building faces.
Industry:Energy
The grilled opening into a room by which the amount of warm air from a furnace can be directed or controlled; may include a damper.
Industry:Energy
The heat absorbed or released when a substance undergoes a change in temperature.
Industry:Energy
The heat liberated by the combustion of a unit quantity of a fuel under specific conditions; measured in calories.
Industry:Energy
The heat produced by combusting a specific quantity and volume of fuel in an oxygen-bomb colorimeter under specific conditions.
Industry:Energy
The heat produced by sources of heat in a building (occupants, appliances, lighting, etc).
Industry:Energy
The heat that flows from the building interior, through the building envelope to the outside environment.
Industry:Energy
The heating capacity of a steam boiler; expressed in Btu per hour (Btu/h), or horsepower, or pounds of steam per hour.
Industry:Energy
