At 8:26 -0500 21/12/04, Scott Tilton wrote:
>I've got a question about air temperature for the brain trust out there.
>
>Some of the comments I've gotten about my cold weather misfortune concerned
>the cold temperature AND the VERY strong winds that occurred a couple of
>nights ago.
>
>Some people mentioned the wind chill factor being a reason that the coolant
>in my system might have frozen.
>
>Someone please set me straight on how this can affect the freezing of water
>in the cooling system?
>
>I always thought the "wind chill factor" had to do with the perceived
>temperature as it related to us humans.
Wind chill is a perceptual issue (i.e., how cold does it feel), but
it can affect the speed of cooling (i.e., higher speed results in
faster cooling). But if the temp is 33F with a 30 kt wind, water
will not freeze.
John
John A. Wise, Ph.D., CPE
Dept of Distance Education
Embry-Riddle University
5483 West Potter Drive
Glendale, AZ 85308-9334 USA
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