

| Subject: | Re: Heat handling design error help |
| Date: | Sun, 9 Jun 1996 23:18:39 -0500 |
> I would also like to point out some numbers called coeffcient of > heat transfer for various materials from Kents M E Handbook: > Water transfers heat 7 times better than oil, Air tranfers heat > 8 times better than water. I think you need to read the book again. Water is the best coolent of the three. Oil is better that air. Specific heat is the ability of a substance to absorb heat, as relative to water.. Air = 0.241 BTU/lb/deg Lubricating oil = 0.46 BTU/lb/deg Water = 1.00 BTU/lb/deg It is well know that you will loose heat faster in 50deg water than in 50deg air. Colin A Moran If you can't dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bull sh*t. '86 Syncro GL
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