Article 40603 of sci.engr.heat-vent-ac: Path: news.misty.com!not-for-mail From: nicksanspam@ece.villanova.edu Newsgroups: alt.hvac,sci.engr.heat-vent-ac Subject: Re: Why is hot dry air impossible/impractical? Date: 29 Sep 2008 04:55:25 -0400 Organization: Villanova University Lines: 10 Message-ID: References: NNTP-Posting-Host: acadia.ece.villanova.edu X-Trace: max.inside.misty.com 1222678528 12646 153.104.44.130 (29 Sep 2008 08:55:28 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@misty.com NNTP-Posting-Date: Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:55:28 +0000 (UTC) Xref: news.misty.com alt.hvac:413495 sci.engr.heat-vent-ac:40603 "Green Xenon [Radium]" wrote: >The overwhelming majority of heat emitted from a fire, is convective >heat, not radiant heat. There is some radiant heat but it is very >small compared to the convective heat. What fire temperature makes them equal? Nick