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Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed
By:a drunk elf
Date: 12/22/2003, 10:55 pm
In Response To: Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed (Dave Houser)

Don't forget the effect of friction on warming the water flowing along the hull and the BTU's generated by the paddler's contact points with the hull extrapolated along the waterline or chuck the whole thing and think of something serious :D

: I have been told, by a mech engineer who designs thermal energy storage
: systems, that water's maximum density is at 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit. So if
: you cool water below 39 degrees your thermal energy storage tank contents
: will flip upside down and screw up your thermocline. How 'bout them
: apples. Figure that into you speed equation. I never could tell the
: difference between pepper and fly specks.

Messages In This Thread

Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed
Mike Scarborough -- 12/21/2003, 4:18 pm
In a race, this is a moot point
Paul G. Jacobson -- 12/23/2003, 8:10 pm
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed
Dave Houser -- 12/22/2003, 6:56 pm
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed
a drunk elf -- 12/22/2003, 10:55 pm
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed
Malcolm Schweizer -- 12/22/2003, 1:55 pm
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed
Chuck in Pa -- 12/22/2003, 7:10 pm
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed
Glen Smith -- 12/22/2003, 2:43 pm
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on ROWING *LINK*
John B -- 12/21/2003, 7:18 pm
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on ROWING
Jay Doorly -- 12/22/2003, 1:22 am
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on ROWING
Chuck in Pa -- 12/22/2003, 10:36 am
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on ROWING
Jay Doorly -- 12/23/2003, 1:15 am
Re: Other: Effect or Water Temp on speed
mike loriz -- 12/21/2003, 4:43 pm
Re: Other: Effect of Water Temp on speed
Mike Scarborough -- 12/21/2003, 4:56 pm
Re: Increasing density and wetted surface
pikabike -- 12/21/2003, 7:50 pm
Re: Increasing density and wetted surface
Chuck in Pa -- 12/22/2003, 12:11 am
Re: Other: Effect of Water Temp on speed
Scott Baxter -- 12/21/2003, 6:59 pm
Re: Other: Effect of Water Temp on speed
KenC -- 12/21/2003, 8:51 pm
Re: Other: Effect of Water Temp on speed
Chuck in Pa -- 12/21/2003, 7:44 pm