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 |
\(\large{ \frac{in^3}{in^3\;F} }\) |
\(\large{ \frac{mm^3}{mm^3\;C} }\) |
