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DrewE
Feb 09, 2017Explorer II
GaryKH wrote:
Also, factor in the windchill from driving at whatever speed your going. If it's -30F and you are going whatever speed, it drops considerably! And insulate your propane tanks also.
Wind chill doesn't affect machinery. Machinery doesn't sweat, and so there isn't additional evaporative cooling of perspiration. An object in -30F temperatures will be at -30F sooner or later regardless of whether there is wind or not. (Wind will make it reach equilibrium more rapidly due to convection cooling.)
Insulating the propane tanks won't help keep the gas flowing; rather, it will have the opposite effect. Propane tanks need to absorb heat from the environment as the propane vaporizes; if insulated, they will cool down more and stop working well sooner.
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