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• Alternative natural materials
  ...onment. Rocks have two great characteristics: good [[thermal mass]] and [[thermal insulation]]. These characteristics make stone a great idea because the te ...make a structure that, like stone, has great insulation as well as thermal mass. Cordwood provides the rustic look of log cabins without the use of tons o
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• Rammed earth
  ...hods. Rammed earth walls are simple to construct, incombustible, [[Thermal mass|thermally massive]], very strong and hardwearing. Conversely they can be la One of the significant benefits of rammed earth is its excellent [[thermal mass]]; like [[brick]] or [[concrete]] construction, it can absorb heat during t
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• Natural building
  ...me-based mixes for both appearance and protection. Adobe has good thermal mass, meaning that it is slow to transmit heat or cold. It is not a good insulat ...ations. Cordwood masonry construction provides a relatively high [[thermal mass]], which makes it easy to heat and cool.
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• Tile
  ...rved surface, often a log or the maker's [[thigh]]. Today barrel tiles are mass produced from clay, metal, concrete or plastic. ...in color and pattern, and require more planning for use and installation. Mass produced stone tiles are uniform in width and length. Granite or marble ti
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• Concrete
  ...ults]] and [[List of Roman domes|domes]], it quickly hardened into a rigid mass, free from many of the internal thrusts and strains that trouble the builde ...ailored to its application with varying strength, density, or chemical and thermal resistance properties.
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• Aerated autoclaved concrete
  It has since been refined into a high [[thermal insulation|thermally insulating]] concrete-based material used for construc AAC’s excellent thermal efficiency makes a major contribution to environmental protection by sharpl
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• Ethylene oxide
  ! [[Thermal conductivity]], W/(m·K) ! Thermal conductivity, W/(m·K)
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• Indoor air quality
  ...de]], [[radon]], [[volatile organic compound]]s), [[particulate]]s, or any mass or energy stressor that can induce adverse health conditions. Indoor air i ...rage (TWA) limit for carbon monoxide (630-08-0) is 25 ppm{{Vague|by what? mass? molar?|date=February 2009}}.
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• Asbestos
  ...</sub>(OH)₂. It is found most frequently as a fire retardant in thermal insulation products and ceiling tiles.<ref name="wdnr"/> * thermal pipe insulation
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• Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals
  ...lly unstable liquids or solids liable to undergo a strongly [[exothermic]] thermal decomposition even without participation of oxygen (air). This definition e ...s, with a few exceptions. A new hazard symbol featuring a white sprawling mass within a bust of a human is introduced. It is used for carcinogens, mutagen
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• Occupational hygiene
  ...a constant volumetric pump for a specific sampling period. By knowing the mass of the sample collected and the volume of air sampled a concentration for t ...ly extracted and measurements performed using various Gas Chromatograph or Mass Spectometry methods. These absorbent tube methods have the advantage of be
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• Beryllium
  ...elting point (1287 °C), high temperature stability and low coefficient of thermal expansion, make it in many ways an ideal aerospace material, and it has bee ...demonstrates a unique degree of dimensional stability under conditions of thermal loading.<ref name=Be>{{cite book| title = Landolt-Börnstein – Group VIII
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• Formaldehyde
  ...saturated solution of formaldehyde (this is about 40% by volume or 37% by mass) in water, with a small amount of [[stabilizer (chemistry)|stabilizer]], us ...ial tissue, table napkins, and roll towels. They are also foamed to make [[Thermal insulation|insulation]], or [[casting|cast]] into moulded products. Product
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• Chlorine
  ...itutive free-radical chlorination (in some cases accompanied by concurrent thermal dehydrochlorination) may be a useful synthetic route. Industrial examples o ...eposited in the earth or dissolved in the [[ocean]]s — about 1.9% of the mass of seawater is chloride ions. Even higher concentrations of chloride are fo
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• Mining
  ...]] to heat the rock, which would be quenched with a stream of water. The [[thermal shock]] cracked the rock, enabling it to be removed, aided by further strea ...veins, in layers, or in mineral grains generally distributed throughout a mass of actual rock. Both types of ore deposit, placer or lode, are mined by bot
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• Pressure sensor
  *'''''Thermal''''' :Uses the changes in [[thermal conductivity]] of a gas due to density changes to measure pressure. A commo
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• Equilibrium constant
  ...along with the [[Law of Mass Action]].<ref name=Kittel>{{cite book |title= Thermal Physics |last=Kittel |first=Charles |year=1980 |publisher=Freeman |isbn= 0-
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• Sulfuric acid
  ! Mass fraction<br/>H₂SO₄ ...the iron and steel making plants. Reacting the [[ammonia]] produced in the thermal decomposition of [[coal]] with waste sulfuric acid allows the ammonia to be
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• Thermodynamic equilibrium
  ...ic system]] is said to be in '''thermodynamic equilibrium''' when it is in thermal equilibrium, [[mechanical equilibrium]], [[radiative equilibrium]], and [[c *Two systems are in ''thermal equilibrium'' when their [[temperature]]s are the same.
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• Scientific equations named after people
  ...http://www.ams.org/tran/1999-351-06/S0002-9947-99-02399-5/home.html |title=Thermal capacity estimates on the Allen-Cahn equation |publisher=American Mathemati | [[Leonard–Merritt mass estimator|Leonard–Merritt formula]] || Astrophysics || Peter Leonard and
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