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Old 17-May-2008, 04:30 PM
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Smile Heat transfer

When it comes to heating effects there is generation of heat as in the fusion reaction in the sun. There is emission where a body is able to radiate an excess of heat. There is heat absorption from radiated heat. Then there is heat transfer which is always a cooling effect.

For a body unable to generate or not hot enough to emit heat a transfer is from warm to cooler zone. If it is like a line of cars on a busy road a slight slow down up front can cause a severe blockage further back.

If that same principle applies to heat then just a small blockage like a warmer atmospheric blanket needs some creative calculating. If I recall correctly in the deepest diamond mines the temperature can get quite severe at 10 km down. While in the shallower (much shallower) mines in Kalgoorlie the presence of moisture or very good tourist air conditioning kept the mine far more comfortable than the surface temperature.
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