Drew now has AC. His center vents blow about 47 degrees with the AC knob in the normal position. It was 80 degrees outside when we measured his vent temperature. Now we just new to fix his AC mode switch so he can enjoy air with the max setting. -- Steve Rice #16510 On Jul 26, 2012, at 6:31 PM, Nick Kemp <nkemp@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > For a fixed heat exchange (12,000btu from my reply) the airspeed does > not make a difference. > > On 7/26/2012 5:59 PM, Paul Gress wrote: >> >> On 07/25/12 08:20 PM, Nick Kemp wrote: >>> Room temperature change (delta T) will be the same in both cases. What I >>> think you are getting at is the temperature off the coil. Slow air will >>> be cooler but less is moved. Fast air will be warmer but more is moved. >>> >>> In a room, with a 12,000 BTU heat exchange via a heat pump, the >>> resulting room temp will be the same regardless of the airspeed over the >>> coil. The system removes 12,000 BTU. >> >> The room should be warmer. Even though the air may be getting colder, >> there is air less moving, thus decreasing the delta t between the >> evaporator and moving air. >> >> The net result will be less transfer of btu. >> >>> The question at hand is "what maximizes the cooling capacity of the heat >>> pump, fast air or slow air? >>> >>> >>> >> >> Fast air. In any heat exchanger, when you increase air flow and >> turbulence you increase its efficiency to exchange heat. You cannot >> increase its efficiency by slowing down air flow. >> >> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >> >> > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: > moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx > > For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com > > To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links > > > ------------------------------------ To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnewsYahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/