On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Terry Blanton <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 7:43 PM, Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> wrote
>
>> How far from the edge
>> of the grill would the outside of the pipe be the same temperature as the
>> water?
>
> This is what we refer to as an asymptotic relationship.  The real
> question is how far from the source does the temperature difference
> become negligible?  I have a great engineer working for me who would
> be willing to tackle this if you wish to pose the question with
> specifics.  He loves a challenge.

All pro bono, of course.

T

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