Too bad that kinetic theory didn't lead to a combination with fluid mechanics.
David On Apr 18, 2011 11:22 PM, "Harry Veeder" <hlvee...@yahoo.com> wrote: > Until about 200 hundred years ago, there were three competing ontologies on the > nature of heat. > > 1) Only cold is a real entity, so heat is the relative absence of cold. > 2) Hot and cold are both real entities, so that heat is a mixture of hot and > cold. > 3) Only heat is a real entity, so cold is absence of heat. > > Within each ontology there were also competing theories about the nature > of cold and hot, such as the caloric vs the kinetic theory of heat in the case > of no.3, > As we all know the third ontology has come to be regarded as the "truth". > > Interestingly each ontology suggests different approaches to the practical > problem of heating and cooling. > > The first says: > When cooling is desired you must add cold. > When heating is desired you must remove cold.* > > The second says: > When cooling is desired you may either remove heat and/or add cold. > When heating is desired you may either remove cold and/or add heat.* > > The third says: > When cooling is desired, heat must be removed. > When heating is desired, heat must be added.* > > The approaches labled with a '*' are applicable to Rossi's reactor.
