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

