In the liquid phase runs the amount of carbon tetrachloride in each reaction tube was determined by weighing the tube before opening and weighing the fragments after emptying.

A Btu is defined as amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one of liquid water by at a constant pressure of one atmosphere.

A column with a high reflux ratio may have fewer stages, but it refluxes a large amount of liquid, giving a wide column with a large holdup.

Emulsifiers are not effective at extinguishing large fires involving bulk / deep liquid fuels, because the amount of agent needed for extinguishment is a function of the volume of the fuel, whereas agents such as aqueous film-forming foam ( AFFF ) need cover only the surface of the fuel to achieve vapor mitigation.

The phrase " working capital " has also been used to refer to liquid assets ( money ) needed for immediate expenses linked to the production process ( to pay salaries, invoices, taxes, interests ...) Either way, the amount or nature of this type of capital usually changed during the production process.

Typical administration involves a pill or liquid containing sodium iodide ( NaI ) taken orally, which contains a small amount of iodine-131, amounting to perhaps less than a grain of salt.

The engine was technically a liquid hydrogen / liquid oxygen design, but dramatically reduces the amount of oxidizer needed to be carried on board by utilising atmospheric oxygen as the spacecraft climbed through the lower atmosphere.

When voltage is applied, the liquid crystals shift to a tilted position allowing light to pass through and create a gray-scale display depending on the amount of tilt generated by the electric field.

Due to the cooperative nature of liquid crystal ordering, however, a small amount of chiral dopant in an otherwise achiral mesophase is often enough to select out one domain handedness, making the system overall chiral.

Medicinal liquid paraffin is used to aid bowel movement in persons suffering chronic constipation ; it passes through the gastrointestinal tract without itself being taken into the body, but it limits the amount of water removed from the stool.

Snowfall amount and its related liquid equivalent precipitation amount are determined using a variety of different rain gauges.

The volume of a container is generally understood to be the capacity of the container, i. e. the amount of fluid ( gas or liquid ) that the container could hold, rather than the amount of space the container itself displaces.

The equilibrium vapor pressure of a liquid or solid is not affected by the amount of contact with the liquid or solid interface.

The latex is then pumped into the PE bag, which is " blown up " as the amount of liquid increases.

In more recent calorimeter designs, the whole bomb, pressurized with excess pure oxygen ( typically at 30atm ) and containing a weighed mass of a sample ( typically 1-1. 5 g ) and a small fixed amount of water ( to saturate the internal atmosphere, thus ensuring that all water produced is liquid, and removing the need to include enthalpy of vapourization in calculations ), is submerged under a known volume of water ( ca.

The liquid wax is hot and can cause skin burns, but the amount and temperature are generally rather limited and the burns are seldom serious.

: At constant temperature, the amount of a given gas dissolved in a given type and volume of liquid is directly proportional to the partial pressure of that gas in equilibrium with that liquid.

Some foods are surrounded with moisture during baking by placing a small amount of liquid ( such as water or broth ) in the bottom of a closed pan, and letting it steam up around the food, a method commonly known as braising or slow baking.

Braising ( from the French “ braiser ”) is a combination cooking method using both moist and dry heat ; typically the food is first seared at a high temperature and then finished in a covered pot with a variable amount of liquid, resulting in a particular flavor.

In a typical application -- the making of rigid urethane foam sandwich panels -- an amount of foam mixture calculated to expand 10 to 20% more than the volume of the panel is poured into the panel void and the top of the panel is locked in place by a jig.

Such rocks as granite, which have cooled very slowly and under great pressures, have completely crystallized ; but many kinds of lava were poured out at the surface and cooled very rapidly, and in this latter group a small amount of amorphous or glassy matter is common.

The amount of blood and misery that will be poured in, and the likelihood that democracy will emerge at the other end.

The exploding and burning of approximately 700 oil wells in Kuwait also created staggering levels of atmospheric pollution, spewed oily soot into the surrounding areas, and produced lakes of oil in the Kuwaiti desert equal in volume to twenty times the amount of oil that poured into the gulf, or about.

Espresso is poured into the bottom third of the cup, and is followed by a similar amount of hot milk.

The mould is clamped shut and molten type metal alloy consisting mostly of lead and tin, with a small amount of antimony for hardening, is poured into a cavity from the top.

A small amount of cooking oil is then poured down the side of the wok ( a traditional expression in China regarding this is " hot wok, cold oil "), followed by dry seasonings ( including ginger and garlic ), then at the first moment the seasonings can be smelled, meats are added and agitated.

If the Reserved Mysteries should become moldy, they must still be consumed in the same manner as the ablutions after Liturgy ( normally, a fair amount of wine would be poured over them before consuming them, in order to soften and disinfect them ).

In 1906, Joachim Carvallo purchased the property and poured an enormous amount of time, money and devotion into repairing it and creating what many consider to be the most beautiful gardens anywhere.

We wanted to see where we'd got to, sort out this huge amount of stuff that had poured out since the mid ' 60s.

Although most of the assumptions and expectations made by the Central Banks or Reserve Banks by countries ( and economies ) that by technically lowering the interest rate would produce the effect of increasing investments and consumptions, however, low interest rate by macro-economic policy is also risky and would also lead to the creation of massive economic bubble, when great amount of investments are poured into the real estate market and stock market, as what Japan experienced in the late 1980s and early 1990s that resulted in the large numbers of accounts of unpaid debts to the Japanese Banks and bankruptcy of these banks and caused stagflation to the local Japanese Economy ( Japan being the second largest economy at the time ), with exports becoming the last pillar for the growth of Japanese economy throughout the rest of 1990s and early 2000.

* Upon the command " prime ", the soldier then pulled the hammer back to half-cock, and poured a small amount of powder from the cartridge into the priming pan.

Rennet is a natural complex of enzymes that speeds curdling and keeps the curd that forms from breaking up ; adding it shortens the cheesemaking process, resulting in a lower acid and larger curd cheese, and reduces the amount of curd poured off with leftover liquid ( the whey ).

"... verything that rare minds like Locke and Kant had separated after an incredible amount of reflection and judgment, was to be again poured into the pap of that absolute identity.

If napalm can be poured through a hole in a tank's shield ( sometimes a napalm shell itself will do this ) the shield will hold the napalm in next to the affected tank causing the maximum amount of damage for the napalm shot.

In order to gauge the amount of sediment suspended in the water column, manual or automated samples of tidal water can be poured through pre-weighed filters in a laboratory then dried to determine the amount of sediment per volume of water.

The most common cups used are disposable plastic cups ( such as red Solo cups ) with ridge-lines which can be used precisely to measure the amount of beer to be poured into the cup.

The desired quantity of water is poured into the water chamber of the pot and the desired amount of a fairly coarse-ground coffee is placed in the top chamber.

Nevertheless, during this occasion the amount of lava within the crater was significantly greater than normal and therefore more material was poured out.

Di Lelio's " original contribution " was to double the amount of butter in the bowl before the fettuccine would be poured in ( thus a triplo burro ( triple butter ) effect instead of double ) which he started doing for his pregnant wife who was having difficulty keeping food down.

They poured a large amount of fire into the Russian troops, causing many casualties.

" The policy is " sensible " if " cost-benefit analysis " shows that " the amount of blood and misery that will be poured in " yields " democracy ," in the conventional sense already discussed.

Milk is cooked with a small amount of butter, salt and pepper and is poured over the bread.