Thread: Opaque Water
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Unread 04-25-2003, 09:22 AM   #9
Alchemy
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Originally posted by bigben2k
I think you had better explain your purpose more clearly here, before you get chicken-monkey'ed out of these forums!

The only conceivable reason you would want to do this, is to reduce heat absorbed through radiation, which is so minimal that it wouldn't be worth the effort: you'd do far better by increasing your rad-fan's rpm by 1 or 2... (Yes, 1'000 rpm + 1 rpm)
Opaque things *absorb* light. To minimize absorption, you'd want something reflective or transparent.

And yeah, we're talking an absurdly small amount of energy. A crapload more than the energy absorbed by light, but nothing that would increase water temperature by so much as a thousandth of a degree.

JSimmons, really, what is your intention?

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