Sentences with phrase «heat than air»

And even at that, water is a much better conductor of heat than air.

An inert gas, such as Argon or Krypton, that transmits less heat than air is sealed between the panes.

Water carries far more latent heat than air and just a slight rise in local ocean water temperature can contribute to rapid ice loss.

The oceans are warmer than they have been in the past and water can transfer more heat than air.

Water is a much better conductor of heat than air is, so it's harder for the human body to tolerate cold water.

Not exact matches

Nearly everything is more affordable than in the U.S. Expats report that basic utilities tend to run around $ 20 per month, thanks in part to the mild weather which requires little heating or no air conditioning and the government subsidies on liquid petroleum.

«It's more business oriented than personal now,» says Larry Harmon, president of DeMar Plumbing, Heating and Air - conditioning, in Clovis, Calif..

When it does, extreme heat and pressure caused by plowing through the air at more than 15,000 mph will destroy the roughly 9.4 - ton vessel.

I would suggest that these churches are nothing more than social clubs, that for the most part sit empty during the week with the heat and air on, that could be used for housing.

Those Chick - fil - A waffle fries have a lot of surfaces for the air to cool them, yet somehow retain their heat a lot better than the typical sticks from the average fast food joint.

According to the proposed class action filed Wednesday in New York federal court, Derrick Reaves, of Manhattan, said he bought bags of PopCorners products — including Smokin» Jalapeño White Cheddar, Sweet Heat Chili and Sweetly Salted Caramel — but received more air than chips.

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«There is nothing more extreme than sea temperatures of 38 degrees, outside air temperatures in the 40's and 50's and suffocating heat and humidity deep in the hulls of live export vessels literally cooking animals alive.»

Because oil conducts heat much more efficiently than air, foods that are confited in it, like these chicken thighs, come out incredibly moist and infused with the oil's flavor.

Warm Water gets rid of heat from the body a bit fast than air.

Rather than plugging into an outlet to power a machine that creates a stream of warm air, the Green Glove Dryer uses the existing heating vents in your home.

Denser materials, such as liquids or solids, carry energy better, so heat is transferred to the ice more quickly through liquid than it is through air, which warms up the ice and allows it to melt faster.

That heated surface air then rose into the atmospheric boundary layer — the lowest level of the troposphere — doubling its height to more than 4 kilometers, and creating a thick blanket of heat.

The risk of dying from heat - related causes was relatively constant during the first part of the 20th Century, then decreased dramatically from the 1970s to the 2000s, during which time the portion of households with air conditioning more than doubled, from 39 percent in 1979 to 84 percent in 2003.

Making ice at night is easier than doing so during the day, because the temperature of the outdoor air, to which the compressor must release the heat, is generally lower than it is earlier in the day.

Raising water temperature by 1 degree requires 4,000 times more heat than raising the temperature of an equal volume of air.

Many Olympians are also planning to live and train in South Korea, he says, which is in a similar time zone to Beijing and has similar heat and humidity conditions, but boasts much less air pollution than the Chinese city.

Although there is much less of it in the air, it is 33 times more effective than carbon dioxide at trapping heat in the atmosphere and adding to greenhouse warming.

Water changes temperature more slowly than the air or land, which means the global ocean heat is likely to persist for some time.

The coat radiates more heat to the cold sky than it absorbs from its surroundings, the team reports, causing the temperature to drop below that of the surrounding air, while thick insulation reduces body heat loss from the skin.

An isotopic analysis of wood suggests that firs in northern forests can trap heat and keep their needles warmer than the surrounding air.

A third idea that is gaining traction promises to remove heat more aggressively than metal tubes and more efficiently and quietly than fans: a pump uses an oscillating diaphragm to quickly push jets of air over the source of the heat.

Due to the plateau's intense heating effects in the summer, the overlaying warm air can rise much higher into the atmosphere than over adjacent lowlands.

Our homes and offices account for more than one third of all greenhouse gases emitted by human activity — the bulk of it for heating in winter and air - conditioning in summer, according to the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

All that extra heat in the Pacific warms the air above, leading to more rising air than normal in that region, which affects the global atmospheric circulation.

NF3 lingers in the air for 550 years, on average, and is 17,000 times better at trapping heat than CO2 on a molecule - per - molecule basis.

«We've long known that heat radiated by buildings, roads, bridges and other structures keeps surface air temperature higher in cities than in surrounding areas.

As the sun flushes heat into our atmosphere at a mind - boggling rate of 175 quadrillion watts, the air near the equator absorbs more energy than the air near the poles.

The fundamental problem, he says, is that conventional jets become impractical at velocities exceeding about Mach 2.7 (2.7 times the speed of sound); the inflowing air slows rapidly on entering the engine and generates more heat than most available materials can withstand.

«The increased air pollution that typically accompanies heat waves can especially harm children, who have a higher risk of developing asthma, have lungs that are still developing and growing, and have higher exposure because they breathe at a higher rate than adults and spend more time outdoors engaging in vigorous physical activity.»

The observed fact that temperatures increases slower over the oceans than over land demonstrates that the large heat capacity of the ocean tries to hold back the warming of the air over the ocean and produces a delay at the surface but nevertheless the atmosphere responds quit rapidly to increasing greenhouse gases.

More than 90 % of global warming heat goes into warming the oceans, while less than 3 % goes into increasing the atmospheric and surface air temperature.

Thus, wood burning for residential heating, and the resulted particle emission, may have a much larger impact on air quality in Norwegian urban areas than previously thought.

This cool new meltwater would then take in some of the heat from the air above, leaving this air cooler and the water just slightly warmer than before.

Even corn, which is generally more vulnerable to heat than ozone, will suffer significantly from poor air quality.

Since FIR heating solutions directly heat an object rather than warming the air around it, it is a far more efficient system than tradition convection heating methods.

This can only be possible if conductive warming of the cool skin layer from the ghg warmed air above can prevent more heat loss than an increase in evapoaration heat loss due to a ghg warmed atmosphere.

What to do: In addition to avoiding these styles and treatments, the American Academy of Dermatology recommends using conditioner after every shampoo, letting your hair air dry, limiting the amount of time the curling iron comes in contact with your hair and using heat - driven products no more than once a week.

(They heat objects, rather than the surrounding air, so they heat our organs and internal tissues without overheating the skin and respiratory system.)

The heat of shower water can cause chemicals to vaporize and be released into the air at higher amounts than they are even present in the water itself.

The one exception is a basic heat diffuser I use in the car since larger diffusers are not practical while driving, and it works decently well in a small space like a vehicle (and is much better than car air fresheners).

In case you haven't heard, the air inside our homes is often dirtier than the air outdoors, and our furniture, accessories, heating and cooling systems, and even cleaning products can emit potentially harmful chemicals.

Infrared saunas are a great alternative to the high heat that typical saunas use as these infrared saunas use light waves to heat the body rather than the air.

Rather than simply heating the ambient air to draw out toxins, our sauna detox will heat your core to expel them.

Rather than just warming up the air around you, far infrared heat penetrates into your body, greatly alleviating joint pain, and increasing blood circulation.5 By increasing blood circulation, you're circulating the immune system around the body, increasing surveillance of infections.5 It's like having police monitoring a larger area.