Utilization of Thermodynamic Heat Capacity in Life: Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Heat capacity is an important concept in physics and engineering, measuring the amount of heat required to increase the temperature of a particular material. This research uses the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) method which aims to identify the use of heat capacity in life. From the Scopus data collected, there were 53,636 articles obtained based on the keyword "heat capacity", but after analysis, 19 articles were in accordance with the literature to be reviewed. In this article, we will discuss the meaning of heat capacity, how it differs from specific heat, and how it is applied in thermal systems. Also covers concepts such as volumetric and mass heat capacity, and the differences between solid, liquid, and gaseous materials and discusses how heat capacity can be measured and factors that influence heat capacity such as temperature, pressure, and material composition. From the results of the Systematic Literature Review (SLR), it was concluded that the concept of heat capacity is very important in various applications in daily life, and has a key role in various applications, for example in the design of heating equipment, cooling systems, and thermodynamic modeling. Heat capacity applications are used in various industries, for example the food industry, medicine, machinery, and so on. For the heat capacity delivery materials used, they consist of solid, liquid and gas materials.