Thermal Expansion of Liquids
Thermal Expansion of Liquids Formula |
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\(\large{ \Delta V = a_v \; V_i \; \Delta T }\) (volumetric or cubical expansion) | ||
Symbol | English | Metric |
\(\large{ \Delta V }\) = volume differential | \(\large{in^3}\) | \(\large{in^3}\) |
\(\large{ \Delta T }\) = temperature differential | \(\large{F}\) | \(\large{C}\) |
\(\large{ V_i }\) = initial volume of object | \(\large{in^3}\) | \(\large{in^3}\) |
\(\large{ a_v }\) = volumetric thermal expansion coefficient | \(\large{ \frac{in^3}{in^3\;F} }\) | \(\large{ \frac{mm^3}{mm^3\;C} }\) |