What is Specific: Definition and 1000 Discussions

The Sustainable Product Engineering Centre for Innovative Functional Industrial Coatings (SPECIFIC) is an academic and industrial consortium led by Swansea University, with Tata Steel as the main industrial partner. It is funded by EPSRC, Innovate UK and the Welsh Government.The centre is developing the concept 'Buildings as Power Stations' and has been awarded £26 million, comprising £15 million from the EU, with the remaining money coming from EPSRC, Innovate UK, industry partners, and contributions from Swansea and Cardiff universities.
SPECIFIC has developed an 'Active Classroom', designed by architect Joanna Clarke and situated at Swansea University Bay Campus, showcasing innovative technologies for creating low carbon buildings which generate more energy than they consume. The Active Classroom won the Construction Excellence in Wales Award for Innovation in 2017.In 2018 the UK government announced £36 million funding for an Active Building Centre in order to accelerate market adoption of active buildings.

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    How to calculate the energy required to cut a specific material?

    I was wondering how I would go about working out the energy required to cut a material (e.g. stone or steel) if given a volume, and all the necessary values pertaining to that specific material? For example, how would I work out the amount of energy required to cut a steel block of dimensions...
  2. P

    Specific gravity of mystery fluid

    A bottle has a mass of 33.00 g when empty and 97.55 g when filled with water. When filled with a mystery fluid the mass is 84.02 g. What is the specific gravity of the mystery fluid? Hopefully helpful equations: p = m/v (p = density, m = mass, v = volume) SG = 1000p Attempt: I'm...
  3. le@rner

    Specific Heat Capacities in co-ordination with Thermodynamics

    Please help me qualitatively in the following points : 1) If in a system(consider a cylinder) fixed with a piston , if the piston is moved suddenly then how can a process be adiabatic. 2) I understood that the process would be irreversible but, if the process is adiabatic then is the relation...
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    Looking for a specific Fourier Theory book, possibly from the 70s

    Hello all, I realize this isn't exactly the correct place to post this, but I can't start a thread in the mathematics learning forum, I'm not sure if I am supposed to be able to or not. I realized that I threw away one of my instructors math books on Fourier Theory I was borrowing over the...
  5. F

    Find specific reaction cross section in an ENDF file

    I'm trying to find specific reaction cross section 18O(p,n)18F in proton + O-18 TENDL (ENDF format). # p + 18O : (p,n) Total # Q-value =-2.51902E+00 # E-threshold= 3.64964E+00 # # energies = 45 # E xs 1.000E+00 0.00000E+00...
  6. S

    Specific Heat Capacity: Why Do Some Substances Take More Energy?

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    Comparing Specific Heat Capacity of Metals A & B in Wax Block

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  8. gfd43tg

    Character array command to find # of specific word in a paragraph

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    Why does the spring constant go down after a specific mass?

    I have been conducting a lab to find the force of a spring by calculating the oscillatory motion of the period. Each time i added a mass, i gained a higher spring constant, but on the 250g i ended up losing spring constant. I was wondering if anyone know why, or if i have done something wrong...
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    How to determine specific heat capacity

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    Specific Heat in Absolute vs Relative Units

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    The specific heat capacity at constant volume for liquid isopropanol?

    Hey I am a physics student, and not so familiar with chemistry. I have a huge problem, because I have to find the following 3 values for liquid isopropanol: 1. The specific heat capacity at constant volume 2. The specific heat capacity at constant pressure 3. Volumetric Isobaric...
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    Wave-Particle Duality and Particle Specific Identification

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  14. C

    Looking for specific Physics fundamentals textbook

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  15. C

    Problem on entropy change and specific heat capacity

    Calculate the change in entropy of the Universe as a result of the following operations: (a) A copper block of mass 0.4kg and thermal capacity 150JK-1 at 100◦C is placed in a lake at 10◦C. dS=dQ/T dQ=mCdT Tried simply combining these equations and integrating to find change of entropy of...
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    Looking for a specific material

    Hi, I am a student looking for a material for a project at school. I am currently studying mechanical engineering so the chemistry and materials aspect is a bit over my head. We're working on a concept to develop a more ergonomic chair and would like to find a material that would be...
  17. Psinter

    How can I extract specific organic components from plants?

    I have a list of various organic components I would like to extract from different fruits, vegetables, and plants and get the organic chains as pure as possible. How is that achieved? What science provides insight on the subject? I actually say science, but I'm looking for specific titles...
  18. U

    What is the specific heat of the liquid?

    Homework Statement A point source s emits thermal heat energy H every second uniformly in all directions. A cylindrical container with radius R, which contains a liquid of mass m, is placed at a distance h above the source, look at the picture. After t seconds, the temperature of the liquid...
  19. D

    Calculate the eigenvectors of a specific matrix

    Hello, I'm really having a problem to calculate the eigenvectors of a specific matrix, I'm used to do this but i don't know why I'm stuck at this one Homework Statement A= 2 1 0 1 0 3 -1 0 0 1 1 0 0 -1 0 3 λ1=2 multiplicity 3 λ2=3 multiplicity 1...
  20. koustav

    Van der waals equation and molar specific heat

    the van der waals equation of state is given by (p+an^2/v^2)(v-nb)=nRT.how to show that for a gas obeying the above equation of state (∂Cv/∂V) (taking temperature constant)=0?
  21. Monsterboy

    Variable specific impulse magnetoplasma rocket(VASIMR)

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  22. S

    Specific Tension Ratio of V-Belt Drive

    In a V-Belt Drive, it is said that when a New Belt is installed, the Tension Ratio shouldn't exceed 5:1. But isn't this ratio beyond control and is defined by T1/T2 = μ*α*cosecβ where T1/T2=Tension Ratio, μ=Coefficient of Friction, α=Angle of Wrap, β=Groove Angle of V-Belt. All of these variable...
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    General and/or Specific Advice For a Fall 2014 Freshman

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    MATLAB Solving equations involving specific elements of matrices in MATLAB?

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    Relation between Specific Conductance and Equivalent Conductance

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    Buoyancy-Volumne & Specific Weight of Submerged Mass

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  27. D

    Calculate the specific weight of water

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    How to Compute the Sum in the Stationary Distribution of a Markov Chain?

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  29. O

    Transistor bypass capacitor for specific frequency

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    Looking for a specific math notation

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  31. W

    Specific air consumption equation?

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  32. S

    Probability: What are E(x) and Var(x) of this specific X

    Homework Statement The probability density function (p.d.f.) of a random variable X is P(X=k)= p^{k} (1-p) \;\;\;\; where \;\;\;\; 0<p<1 \;\;\;\; and \;\;\;\; k=0,1,2,... Question 1: what is the moment generating function (m.g.f.) of X? Question 2: What are expectation E(x) and...
  33. O

    Looking for a specific type of physics book

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  34. S

    The direction of moments (no specific problem, just a confusion)

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  35. USeptim

    Question about the curl with a specific type of field

    Hello, I'm a bit stuck with a case in which the curl gives a vector that does not transform under rotation. As an example, let's have a field with only \hat{x} direction (but this does not mean that it's a scalar field!). The field has this expression: F(x,y,z)=...
  36. cjweber

    Qualifying Propylene Glycol amounts for specific volume

    Hello all, I am a newbie to this site and have found some interesting discussions herein, so I thought it worthwhile asking the collective wisdom of this group about Hygroscopic liquid calculations that I am struggling to correlate. It has been several years now since I worked as an electronics...
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    Master Specific Heat Calculations: Answers in SI Units

    have two specific heat questions that I am having trouble with. Though i thought this was a chemistry topic, we are learning it in my physics class as well 1. The specific heat of aluminum is 0.22 cal/g *C What is the specific heat in Btu/lb*F The Fahrenheit is the part that I...
  38. C

    Translational KE, specific heats at constant volume and pressure

    Homework Statement Two copper cylinders, immersed in a water tank at 30.3 °C , contain helium and nitrogen, respectively. The helium-filled cylinder has a volume twice as large as the nitrogen-filled cylinder. a) Calculate the average translational kinetic energy of a helium molecule and...
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    Heat Capacity and specific heat

    Homework Statement I am confused about what the difference between specific heat and heat capacity is. I have a block of metal (Aluminium) which I had to record dimensions and calculate the heat capacity of the block. I am just wondering am I doing the correct calculation? Homework...
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    MATLAB Matlab question: How to pick specific value from column vector

    Good afternoon, I have created a column vector with many values however I want to know a specific value found in that vector. Specifically I want to know the 99th value of my column vector. Is there a command I can enter into mat lab that will give me the value I seek without having to...
  41. D

    Specific Heat Capacity Problem

    Homework Statement A 30.0g block of ice at 0.00°C is dropped into 500.0g of water at 45.0°C. If the process was carried out in an iron container with a mass of 150g what would the final temperature be? Homework Equations Q=mc(T2-T1) Heat Lost = Heat Gained Specific Heat of Water: 4200 Specific...
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    Engineering Find the average power absorbed by a specific resistor in circuit

    Homework Statement http://imageshack.us/a/img850/788/yk72.jpg Find the average power absorbed by the 2Ω resistor in the circuit (pictured above) Homework Equations Average power = (1/2)(Imax)(Vmax)(cosø) x=rcosθ y=rsinθ current division, voltage division The Attempt...
  43. P

    Question about temperature and Specific Weight

    Hello, I know there are many different representations of temperature, there's 4, 1) Fahrenheit 2) Kelvin 3) Celsius then there's 4) T = 460 + F In my fluid dynamics review book To calculate specific weight γ= P(pressure) / (R * T) = lb/ft^3, it explained that T should be...
  44. E

    Focusing on a specific area of Mechanical Engineering Undergrad?

    I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and I found a research opportunity I really want (it focus on Fastening and Joining). I want to take classes relevant to this area, but my university offers different areas to specialize in as an Undergrad, so which one should I focus on in order to take...
  45. S

    Time dilation to go a specific distance

    Traveling on a spaceship to Alpha Centauri A, 4.37 light years away, at a velocity of 0.92 c, if you just calculate the time by dividing the distance by the velocity: t = \frac{d}{v} = 1.496 x 10^8 sec = 4.74 years Is this the time from the Earth reference frame? Then the time on the spaceship...
  46. AdrianHudson

    What Are the Growth Prospects and Earnings in Robotics and Petroleum Industries?

    Hey guys! I'm just wondering do you know where I can see the growth and total money made by an industry like say robotics or petroleum. I just want to see what industry I want to go into when I'm older:)! Thanks
  47. W

    Understanding specific volume(introductory thermodynamics)

    Specific volume is the volume occupied by 1 kg of a material. This part is simple to understand. Say I have some fluid at a temperature and pressure. I can find the specific volume for it by looking at the tables and find its quality. Simple enough. Now let's move to stage two where one or all...
  48. Z

    How to make a liquid with specific gravity?

    How to make a liquid with specific gravity of 4 or 5?!
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    Isn't Ordinary Point Just a Specific Case of Regular Singular Point?

    Consider the ODE y''+P(x)y'+Q(x)y=0. If \stackrel{limit}{_{x→x_{o}}}P(x) and \stackrel{limit}{_{x→x_{o}}}Q(x) converge, can you call x_{o} a 'regular singular point' besides calling it an 'ordinary point'? I am saying this because if \stackrel{limit}{_{x→x_{o}}}P(x) and...
  50. Kelsi_Jade

    Van der Waals Equation and specific heat

    The problem reads: Consider a gas with constant specific heat cv and the van der waals equation of state (P+ a/v2)(v-b)=RT , where v=V/n A) Find du and the specific internal energy u=U/n B) Find ds and the specifi entropy s=S/n Here's what I've tried so far: A) I took the initial...
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