RE: Metal Selection for gap.

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Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net> 

After a short time the electrodes will fully heat up regardless of the
specific heat.  Never thought of it that way.

So would a lower specific heat be able to move the heat into the air
more rapidly?  Since the surface of the electrode exposed to air would
release heat and be slightly cooler than the metal under the surface.
If the material had a lower specific heat, it would allow the heat
energy from beneath the surface to raise the temperature of the surface
quicker.  And since higher heat differential (surface to air) would mean
faster heat dissipation.

Seems the lower specific heat would win out once the temperature
stabilized.

Luke Galyan
Bluu-at-cox-dot-net
http://members.cox-dot-net/bluu

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Original poster: "Jim Lux" <jimlux-at-earthlink-dot-net>

In the "transient" case, where you're starting up, true, a high specific
heat will keep things cooler longer.
But, eventually, you'll reach equilibrium, at which point the specific
heat
won't make any difference.  Heat in=heat out and temperature essentially
determines heat out (for constant airflow).


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Subject: Metal Selection for gap.


  > Original poster: "Luke" <Bluu-at-cox-dot-net>
  >
  > I was wondering something and was hoping someone might have some
thoughts
  > to offer.
  > Should the specific heat of the electrodes in a static gap (parallel
pipe
  > type) have a high or low specific heat?
  >