MSRX StoryQuest

Heat & Thermal Physics

Energy moving down a temperature difference.

M022Challenge

Heat transfer

Q=mcΔTQ = mc\Delta T

a shelter boiler warming water for a hundred people

Heat bridgeEnter mission M023Challenge

Phase energy

Q=mLQ = mL

an ice core lab melting a sample without overheating it

Heat bridgeEnter mission M046Explorer

Heating a tank

Q=mcΔTQ = mc\Delta T

a hostel water heater sized for the morning rush

Heat bridgeEnter mission M047Challenge

Expansion gap

ΔL=αLΔT\Delta L = \alpha L \Delta T

a steel footbridge being set on its bearings in winter

Heat bridgeEnter mission M054Challenge

Specific heat capacity

c=QmΔTc = \frac{Q}{m\Delta T}

a foundry identifying an unlabelled metal ingot by its heat capacity

Particle chamberEnter mission