Best Practice Guide

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Commissioning

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Best Practice Guide Glossary

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LATENT HEAT Return to list of terms

A change in the heat content that occurs without a corresponding change in temperature, usually accompanied by a change of state (as from liquid to vapor during evaporation).

Source: California Energy Commission