3 ms·
Thermal Runaway, comes to mind now that we are getting hotter summers. Does anyone know if a hot day makes a fire more likely?
by WheelsAtLarge 3y ago
Thermal Runaway, comes to mind now that we are getting hotter summers. Does anyone know if a hot day makes a fire more likely?
- darkclouds 3y agoInfrared from the sun is a large part of light, it also has a massive wavelength compared to Ultraviolet, so even if you are inside a house with air conditioning and your central heating thermostat is showing 18DegC for an independent reference, you can still feel the sun. I say feel because its not a true "heat experience" but you know its hot and there is brilliant sunlight out there, even with blackout blinds for total darkness. I say a true heat experience because that typically involves UV radiation and visible light as well. I dont know if building wall thickness will effect it but InfraRed can penetrate the skin to quite a depth. https://www.icnirp.org/en/frequencies/infrared/index.html https://www.icnirp.org/en/frequencies/infrared/index.html IR penetrates the human skin and the eye to various depths ranging from several millimeters by IR-A to superficial absorption of IR-C
- hulitu 3y ago[flagged]
- maxerickson 3y agoThere will typically be a maximum ambient temperature assumed when the heat rejection for the device is calculated. It would usually be well above 100 F though, so not something that should frequently come up in New York City.