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Blow Dryers. A heat transfer problem waiting to happen. By Scott Lemmon and Charlie Crosby. Experiment. Determine outlet temperature of a standard household blow dryer Items Needed for experiment Blow Dryer Thermocouple AC Multimeter Anemometer. q out. L. T in. T out. q coils.
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Blow Dryers A heat transfer problem waiting to happen By Scott Lemmon and Charlie Crosby
Experiment • Determine outlet temperature of a standard household blow dryer • Items Needed for experiment • Blow Dryer • Thermocouple • AC Multimeter • Anemometer
qout L Tin Tout qcoils qmotor qelectrical Problem
Conclusion • Blow dryers make really HOT! air • Length of blow dryer is negligible • Outlet temperature difficult to measure