On this website we try to avoid the usage of the term 'heat' as a scientific technical term. In scientific context 'heat' has prooved to be an unfavorable term. In thermodynamic context it has been used since the 19th century to describe a certain property of a thermal work process - but the semantical meaning of 'heat' is not that of a process*. This faulty use has been producing inconsistencies up to the present time since the 19th century. To avoid errors of comprehension we use the following terms: Further details on both models you find by clicking on "The Shelf Model" or an "The Fluid Model" in the left frame. |
*A detailed semantic examination of the heat term can be found here:
The semantic problem of the "heat" term.
** In chapter 6 we focus on the specialties of thermal and volume work.