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Old 08-July-2009, 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by GOURDHEAD View Post
Is there a significant difference between the effects of various droplet sizes of water in the air in terms of the transfer of latent heat.
Actually, that brings up another question...do surface tension effects make for any significant differences in the heat capacity of water at different droplet sizes? I would expect merging of droplets to form ones with higher volume for the surface area and lower curvature of the surface would increase temperature slightly...and for a similar effect to produce a little excess heat as water vapor condenses onto droplets, perhaps slowing condensation a bit at small droplet sizes...
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