

| Subject: | Re: Comments wanted on this portable fridge |
| From: | neil N |
| Date: | Sun, 5 Aug 2007 09:32:38 -0700 |
"Ow......Head hurting.... too much pressure..... (at STP) ......"
"splat!"
Neil.
--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia.
http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
On 8/4/07, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
> OK, students on the list, snap quiz time. How much mass in one cubic
> foot of air at sea level and 50% humidity? How much energy does it take
> to raise or lower that mass by 40 degrees F?
>
> Mark
> too old to remember how to figure this out
>
>
>
> Michael Elliott wrote:
>
> > Malcolm Stebbins typed:
> >
> >> Not yet, If I do, I'll just make one out of buble wrap. What I REALLY
> >> like is the top load
> >> design, Open the lid and the cold air does NOT fall out like the
> >> Dometic front door set-up.
> >
> >
> > This has been discussed before. The amount of "cold" contained in that
> > cold air is a tiny tiny tiny fraction of the amount of cold "stored" in
> > the food items. Once that door is closed the heat will sucked out of the
> > air really quickly and will heat up your foods about .01 degree. Nothing
> > to see here, folks, keep moving, keep moving.
> >
> > --
> > Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> > 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> > 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> > 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> > KG6RCR
> >
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