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Old February 22nd 07, 01:56 AM posted to rec.aviation.piloting,rec.travel.air
Mike Young
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Default Epidemic of cracked windshields in KDEN, explanation unknown

"Tony" wrote in message
oups.com...
Wind chill has everything to do with how fast heat is lost from
someone at body temperature. It's widely held that the old data,
that's 'wind chill', is not a very accurate measure of the effect of
wind on flesh and there's some work going on for a better measure. The
statement the poster made about any heat-generating object is not
quite complete, I'm sure he meant to remind us that it's related to
the surface temperature of the object, or at least the surface
temperatture in no wind conditions.

Fans in your computer are there to move air mass against hot objects
to carry the heat away, they are trying to create 'wind chill' inside
the computer. You can google 'convective heat loss' or 'forced air
cooling' if you want to explore the subject in more depth.


Googling on "wind chill" nets a different set of results. Notice the human
reference in the following from weather.gov:

[[
Specifically, the new WCT index:

a.. Calculates wind speed at an average height of five feet (typical
height of an adult human face) based on readings from the national standard
height of 33 feet (typical height of an anemometer)
b.. Is based on a human face model
c.. Incorporates modern heat transfer theory (heat loss from the body to
its surroundings, during cold and breezy/windy days)
d.. Lowers the calm wind threshold to 3 mph
e.. Uses a consistent standard for skin tissue resistance
f.. Assumes no impact from the sun (i.e., clear night sky).
]]




 




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