Re: [T3] okay...syth/conventional heat dispersion

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 14 Sep 2000, at 16:25, Brian Fye wrote:

> I did it today....heated a quart of each to 250 degrees.  Then, but at
> room temps and let it cool....synth disipates its heat at about 15%
> slower rate than conventional.  Anyone else want to check this and see
> it you get the same results?  PS, don't tell my wife I used her
> oven!!!

If what you did was heat up 2 quarts to equal temps and then allow 
them to cool (under identical circumstances? This is difficult.) then 
if the synthetic took LONGER to cool down, you have shown that the 
synthetic has the higher specific heat and is the better coolant.

A slower rate of cooling means that there is more heat to be 
dissipated. This means that the fluid is capable of carrying more 
heat, which is a desirable property.

So what did you measure?

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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