

| Subject: | Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge |
| From: | Pensioner |
| Date: | Sat, 4 Aug 2007 20:36:29 -0700 |
Normalizing to 1cu ft is left as an exercise for the interested. Curves for the specific heat of one cc of air at various temperatures and RH values exist. So to figure out how many btus it takes to change the mass of air one degree either way (same value) becomes a plug and play exercise. If it takes n BTU to raise one cc of air at 50% rh and 50f one degree f, determined from the curve values then some multiplication to scale up to one cubic foot will yield the number N btus required to raise that mass one degree from 50F. A similar scaling not likely linear will allow a calculation of the heat required to be removed or added from the thermal mass to change it's temperature T degrees F. QED? No, you can't easily add with a Post Versalog but you can do the rest to within 1 RCH or so for three significant digits worth. The adding will require the rest of your significant digits.
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