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Re: New radiator
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Craig Hendrickson
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PackardV8 Quote:
On a different note:
Assuming a fixed and constant temperature I've always wondered but never been able to verify if high humidity air cools a radiator better that low humidity air. Or maybe the difference is insignificant????

I would think that very high humidity would cool better because the moisture of the air would absorb heat and dissipate or condense or boil off faster than low humidity air.


Well thought, Keith. The thing about humid air is that the water vapor will absorb more heat even though it has gone though its "heat of vaporization" phase, which does absorb the most heat. Dry air in Southern Nevada high desert is about 10% humidity in the Summertime. Therefore the effect is in the relationship of whatever % local humidity is to the ratio of 10% (here as an example).

Like I said above, as an engineer, I can almost never have enough margin of performance -- or safety for that matter.

A few $ in difference in cost will not bother me on Panther.

Craig

Posted on: 2016/8/27 16:08
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