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Unread 07-12-2004, 12:35 AM   #25
Les
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Originally Posted by Cathar
Density of air is 1.29 kg/m³

1m³/min of air-flow is therefore 1.29kg of air

Thermal capacity of air is 1005 J/kgC

Therefore, thermal capacity of 1m³ of air is 1.29 x 1005 =~ 1296 J/C

1 Watt = 1 Joule per Second (Units: J/s)

Need to convert flow rate into "per second" units => 1 m³ per minute is 0.01667 m³ per second

Therefore, thermal capacity of 1m³/min of air = 0.01667 x 1296 = 21.6 J/(C*s) or 21.6 W/C
Dunno, but one I did earler (OC's forum):
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