E-Lecture - What are the importance of Heat Energy in our Environment?
In our daily life heat energy offers many services. It is used
as a source of power (generate electricity), in geothermal power plants, for warming our houses on cold morning days.
in the industry for food processing, manufacturing of glass, paper, textile and to melt metals so that it can be shaped to the required design …etc.
for cooking, for making tea or coffee.
in temperature maintenance of warm-blooded animals.
in the form of heating pads (thermotherapy). It is believed that heat increases blood circulation, promotes healing.
for drying washed clothes.
for sterilization.
in incubation, to grow chicken in the egg.
When the heat from the sun contacts water on the earth, it evaporates by forming water vapor, which causes the water cycle. The water cycle is a phenomenon responsible for the rain and life on earth.
Heat energy is the base for all automotive vehicles like cars, buses, trucks, etc.