Off to Alaska Soon YES in FEBRUARY
I know this will sound strange but there is a good chance that I will accept a job in Fairbanks for the summer that will require me to leave Tucson very soon to start the trip north. However it me...
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DrewE wrote: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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I hear this all the time from people who don't understand wind chill, even here in northern Minnesota. Here is a quote from the National Weather Service:
The only effect wind chill has on inanimate objects, such as car radiators and water pipes, is to shorten the amount of time for the object to cool. The inanimate object will not cool below the actual air temperature. For example, if the temperature outside is -5°F and the wind chill temperature is -31°F, then your car's radiator will not drop lower than -5°F. Reference:NOAA Link
