heat reservoir

noun

, Thermodynamics.

1. a hypothetical body of infinitely large mass capable of absorbing or rejecting unlimited quantities of heat without undergoing appreciable changes in temperature, pressure, or density.

Example Sentences

He had to pump that heat into a heat-reservoir—a water tank probably—to protect himself.

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Under certain circumstances the heat reservoir may be heated in the heat reservoir chamber.

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G is the heat reservoir chamber, in which the heat is communicated from the hot reservoir to the air.

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A is a concave mirror for concentrating the solar rays upon the heat reservoir, B, which is a mass of iron.

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A vertical stack or flue, I, communicates with the heat reservoir chamber, for conveying the heated air away for use.

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