Re: Al Rotors - The definitive answer (Looong)

[Jeremy R King <kingjer@eng.auburn.edu>]

I stand corrected.  You're entirely correct on that one, Dan.

Jeremy
'86 VW Quantum GL5
Auburn University, Alabama, USA
Hometown - Reidville, South Carolina, USA

On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, Dan Masi wrote:

> On Feb 14,  3:06am, Jeremy R King wrote:
> > Subject: Re: Al Rotors - The definitive answer (Looong)
> > On Tue, 13 Feb 1996, Richard Funnell wrote:
> 
> > > >BECAUSE Aluminum also
> > > >dissipates heat to air a lot better than iron.
> > > 
> > > Really?
> > 
> > Yep.  
> 
> Nope.
> 
> Aluminum *conducts* heat better than iron.  Aluminum has a
> lower *specific heat*, so it doesn't *store* as much heat energy
> as does iron.  But dissipation rates are entirely a function of
> geometry and temperature difference.
> 
> Dan Masi
>