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Old 11-10-2014, 01:26 PM   #28 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Gasoline Fumes View Post
It's amazing how much frost you'll get on the inside of your windows if you cover them on a cold night!
But that's not primarily from radiation loss. It's conduction + convection: the window glass conducts heat to the outside, inside air right next to the glass becomes cold, cold air is more dense so it flows towards the floor, drawing warmer air from the room up to the glass to be cooled in turn...
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