My roommate just asked me if thermostats "account for wind-factor"

[ScottyB]

I laughed at him

 

[Orsorum]

It's a valid question!

 

[Nohr]

lol wtf

 

[Heisenberg]

Hey, he may not be entirely wrong. What about those people that have a wind tunnel in their living room?

 

[BooGiMaN]

what type of wind are we talkign bout here? natural, manmade, or ummm naturally manmade i.e. too many beans :Q

 

[ScottyB]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
what type of wind are we talkign bout here? natural, manmade, or ummm naturally manmade i.e. too many beans :Q

His small table fan

 

[Iron Woode]

Oddly enough, he may actually be on to something. In our old house the thermostat was in a location that got direct sunlight during the day and the room would get quite warm. This would throw the heating/cooling cycle off.

Now if you had a wind tunnel effect going on it could cause similar problems.

 

[JC]

IIRC, wind-chill is only an effect experienced by warm-bodied creatures.

JC

 

[Howard]

Wind-chill only affects those that sweat to cool down, as moving air increases the rate of evaporation. Unless he's got a misty thermo, it won't do a thing.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: JC
IIRC, wind-chill is only an effect experienced by warm-bodied creatures.

JC

Actually it is just the relationship between temp, wind and water evaporation. Windchill is the rate of water evaporation at a given temp at a given wind speed. Therefore windchill can effect non living things. Just to a much smaller degree.

 

[KingNothing]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: JC
IIRC, wind-chill is only an effect experienced by warm-bodied creatures.

JC

Actually it is just the relationship between temp, wind and water evaporation. Windchill is the rate of water evaporation at a given temp at a given wind speed. Therefore windchill can effect non living things. Just to a much smaller degree.

I had been wondering where the sensor was in cars that displayed the outside temperature. It'd have to be away from the engine/exhaust so as to not be artificially high, but I had been thinking it would need to be out of the wind too. You're right though, wind chill would only affect it if the sensor was wet.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: KingNothing

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: JC
IIRC, wind-chill is only an effect experienced by warm-bodied creatures.

JC

Actually it is just the relationship between temp, wind and water evaporation. Windchill is the rate of water evaporation at a given temp at a given wind speed. Therefore windchill can effect non living things. Just to a much smaller degree.

I had been wondering where the sensor was in cars that displayed the outside temperature. It'd have to be away from the engine/exhaust so as to not be artificially high, but I had been thinking it would need to be out of the wind too. You're right though, wind chill would only affect it if the sensor was wet.

I never thought of that. I have no idea where a temp sensor could be mounted to display accurate readings. Maybe the side mirrors's body?