AIGF Exit Exam • Set 5 Question 13 of 30
What is sensible heat?
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Direct Answer
Option D: Heat energy given to or taken from a substance which raises or lowers its temperature
Sensible heat is thermal energy transferred to or from a substance that results in a measurable change in temperature without changing its physical phase.
All Options
A
The liquid resisting outer element of a cargo containment system designed to provide temporary containment of a leakage of liquid cargothrough the primary barrier
B
The phenomenon where the stabilty of two stratified layers of liquid of differing relative density distributed resulting in a spomtaneous rapid mixing of the layers accompanied in the case of liquefied gases, by violent vapour evolution
C
The pressure at which a vapour is in equilibrium with its liquid at a specific temperature
D
Heat energy given to or taken from a substance which raises or lowers its temperature
(Correct Answer)
Detailed Explanation & Context
Sensible heat is thermal energy transferred to or from a substance that results in a measurable change in temperature without changing its physical phase.
Relevant Framework: STCW 2010 Manila Amendments • DG Shipping E-Learning & Exit Exam Standards • Advanced Training for Ships subject to the IGF Code (AIGF).
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