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{| class="toccolours" border="1" style="margin: 1em; border-collapse: collapse;" Potassium chloride has also been used to create [[heating pad|heat packs]] which employ [[exothermic]] [[chemical reaction]]s,<ref>{{US patent

...="toccolours" border="1" align="left" style="margin: 1em; border-collapse: collapse;" ...hen it is applied to the fire, the salt acts like a heat sink, dissipating heat from the fire, and also forms an oxygen-excluding crust to smother the fire

...webmo.net/curriculum/heat_of_combustion/heat_of_combustion_key.html |title=Heat of Combustion of Fuels |publisher=Webmo.net |date= |accessdate=2010-08-29}} ===Heat of combustion===

...quid to be slowly drawn off without causing the solid matrix in the gel to collapse from [[capillary action]], as would happen with conventional [[evaporation] ...insulator because carbon absorbs the [[infrared radiation]] that transfers heat at standard temperatures.

Forms of [[energy]], such as [[light]] and [[heat]], are not considered to be matter, and thus they are not "substances" in t ...ron]], [[copper]], and [[gold]]. Metals typically conduct electricity and heat well, and they are [[Malleability|malleable]] and [[Ductility|ductile]].<re

...s as a dry powder that is mixed with water to form a paste which liberates heat and then hardens. Unlike [[Mortar (masonry)|mortar]] and [[cement]], plaste ...[structural steel]] elements, that would otherwise lose their strength and collapse in a fire. Early versions of these plasters have used [[asbestos]] fibres,

...gly used to build concrete dams because the low cement content causes less heat to be generated while curing than do conventional massive concrete pours. ...m's safety has continued, especially as Heppner had already suffered a dam collapse and fatal flooding with about 250 deaths in 1903. Within a few years of con

...crease the [[thermal mass]] of a building, giving increased comfort in the heat of summer and the cold of winter, and can be ideal for [[passive solar]] ap *Masonry is very heat resistant and thus provides good fire protection.

...ecies and climate dependent), the fungal and mold growth cause the culm to collapse and decay. This brief life means culms are ready for harvest and suitable f ...r wood timber. More traditional forming methods such as the application of heat and pressure may also be used to curve or flatten the cut stalks.<ref name=

===Urban heat=== ...d [[asphalt]] are the primary contributors to what is known as the [[urban heat island]] effect.

...design of the space, work activities can also pose serious safety hazards (heat, noise, vapors, etc.) that must be taken into account when identifying safe ...during the rescue process due to difficulties of access. The first man to collapse in the tank was rescued, but died 9 months later in hospital from bronchopn

...gas-phase [[disinfectant]] which is widely used in hospitals to sterilize heat-sensitive tools and equipment.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://books.google.com/ * Standard molar [[heat capacity]], C_p° = 48.19 J/(mol·K);

| Injury leading to [[hypothermia]], heat-induced illness or to unconsciousness Lifting machinery, etc. - Collapse, overturning, or failure of any [[structural load|load-bearing]] part of a

...] or woven into fabric or mats. Asbestos was used in some products for its heat resistance, and in the past was used on electric oven and hotplate wiring f ...ded fire retardant coatings, concrete, bricks, pipes and fireplace cement, heat, fire, and acid resistant gaskets, pipe insulation, ceiling insulation, fir

...ssure in this example) change discontinuously (abruptly). For example, the heat capacity of a container filled with ice will change abruptly as the contain ...hen this happens, the solid-vapor, solid-liquid, and liquid-vapor surfaces collapse into three corresponding curved lines meeting at the triple point, which is

...us || inflammation || ||1. Rubor (redness) 2. Tumor (swelling)3. Calor (heat) 4. Dolor (pain) ...|cardiology ||constrictive pericarditis, tricuspid insufficiency || ||collapse of distended neck veins in diastole

...ood to meet the dog's needs. It can be caused by the above two diseases, [[heat stroke]], electric shock, injury, infection, developmental heart defects, o ...mach.<ref>[http://dogclassonline.com/puppy-health/heat-stroke-in-dogs.html Heat Stroke in Dogs]</ref>

..., subplanetary bodies—before the [[solar nebula|presolar disk]] began to heat up.<ref>{{cite journal ...isotopes from a second source. This supernova source may also have caused collapse of the solar gas cloud.<ref>{{cite book

...ion. He says that he lost faith in the idea of [[reform]], and saw violent collapse as the only way to bring down the techno-industrial system.<ref name="ef-in ...efficient technique, later employed by Kaczynski, is to use batteries and heat filament wire to ignite the explosives faster and more effectively.<ref>{{c