Question

define water equivalent​

Answer 1

Answer:

the product of massif a body by its specific heat equal numerically to the mass of water that is equivalent in thermal capacity to the body in question.

Answer 2

Answer:

Water equivalent is generally used in comparison of a water quantity.

Explanation:

For example, Water equivalent of a calorimeter is nothing but amount of water which will absorb same amount of heat that the calorimeter will absorb.

Another classic example is giving pressure drop in a flow of fluid in terms of the head of water. Which means that, that much amount of water in a column have same pressure between the top and bottom as that of pressure drop due to friction in the flow of fluid.

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